The Ladder
Freemans
It was sin, no way to hide it It pulled me in I couldn't fight it In the pit with millions I was tossed My hopes were shattered, But my ladder was an Old Rugged Cross There at the bottom too deep to find He lowered mercy down, my soul began to climb No one seemed to care that I was lost But God said I mattered Now my ladder is an Old Rugged Cross At the top the ground was level Then your life dropped thanks to the devil Now you cant climb back up at any cost No one fell flatter But there's a ladder called the Old Rugged Cross There at the bottom too deep to find He lowered mercy down, my soul began to climb No one seemed to care that I was lost But God said I mattered Now my ladder is an Old Rugged Cross To the one who wont believe it It's just two wooden beams But to us it is the rungs of hope That redemption brings There at the bottom too deep to find He lowered mercy down, my soul began to climb No one seemed to care that I was lost But God said I mattered Now my ladder is an Old Rugged Cross So I'll cherish the Old Rugged Cross Now my ladder is an Old Rugged Cross
