On a Rugged Hill

ON A RUGGED HILL
by J. Keith Whitford, 1946

1 On a rugged hill
Stood a rugged cross,
And upon that cross there hung in shame
God’s beloved Son,
Christ the Lovely One,
Who from Heaven to the sinner came.

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Calv’ry, rugged hill of sorrow,
Where the Prince of Glory died for me;
Wounded, crushed and broken-hearted,
Lone He suffered untold agony.
Sinless, there He bore my burdens,
That from sinful shame I might be free.
Glorious day—He took my sins away,
On the cross of Calvary.

2. On a rugged hill
Stood a mocking throng,
Scorning Him who came to save the lost.
It was not in vain
That the Savior came
To redeem the world at priceless cost.
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