On the cross of Calvary our blessed Saviour died,
Gave His life to save the world from loss;
In His pain and agony, for every sin to hide,
Shed the blood that stained the old rugged cross. [CHORUS]
'Twas His blood, His precious blood that stained the old rugged cross,
'Twas His love that paid the awful cost;
Oh soul so far astray come and plunge today
In the blood that stained the old rugged cross [ guitar ] To the cross, the rugged cross they nailed His precious hands
And in d**h He fully paid the cost,
There is pardon in His love for everyone that stands
For the blood that stained the old rugged cross [repeat Chorus] What an awful d**h He died to pardon you and me,
All alone in agony He tossed,
And a world once lost in sin can now be wholly free
By the blood that stained the old rugged cross. [repeat chorus]