古老的十字架

 

一  在遠山聳立著

古老的十字架，

作為羞辱、痛苦標誌；

我愛這十字架，

因主離榮耀家，

來在上面替人受死。

 

（副）我寶貴古老的十字架，

一直到我俯伏主腳前；

我堅持古老的十字架，

等有天，我將它換冠冕。

 

二  古老的十字架，

不少人很輕視，

對我卻有奇妙吸力；

神聖潔的羔羊，

曾降臨到此世，

將它背至髑髏死地。

 

三  古老的十字架，

染斑斑的血跡，

從我眼光何等可悅；

就在這十字架，

主受苦到至極，

為要賜我赦免、聖潔。

 

四  我永遠要效忠

古老的十字架，

歡喜受它所受譏誚；

有一天主召我

歸回到祂的家，

永遠享受祂的榮耀。

 

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS

 

1. On a hill far away

Stood an old rugged cross,

The emblem of suff'ring and shame;

And I love that old cross

Where the dearest and best

For a world of lost sinners was slain.

 

Refrain

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged cross,

And exchange it some day for a crown.

 

2. Oh, that old rugged cross,

So despised by the world,

Has a wondrous attraction for me;

For the dear Lamb of God

Left His glory above

To bear it to dark Calvary.

 

3. In the old rugged cross,

Stained with blood so divine,

A wondrous beauty I see;

For 'twas on that old cross

Jesus suffered and died

To pardon and sanctify me.

 

4. To the old rugged cross

I will ever be true,

Its shame and reproach gladly bear;

Then He'll call me some day

To my home far away,

Where His glory forever I'll share.