The Old Rugged Cross chords by Hymn

Capo 3


Verse 1:
   G    G7      C     A7
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
  D     D7      G
The emblem of suffring and shame;
  G        G7       C      A7
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
   D       D7     G
For a world of lost sinners was slain.


Chorus:
       D      D7     G
   So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.
       C           G
   Till my trophies at last I lay down;
             G7     C
   I will cling to the old rugged cross,
      G       D     G
   And exchange it some day for a crown.

Verse 2:
  G        G7     C      A7
Oh that old rugged cross, so despised by the world.
  D       D7     G
Has a wondrous attraction for me,
   G        G7      C   A7
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,
  D    D7     G
To bear it to dark cavalry.

Chorus:
       D      D7     G
   So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.
       C           G
   Till my trophies at last I lay down;
             G7     C
   I will cling to the old rugged cross,
      G       D     G
   And exchange it some day for a crown.


Verse 3:
    G     G7      C      A7
In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
D     D7    G
A wondrous beauty I see.
     G      G7      C     A7
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died
   D    D7    G
To pardon and sanctify me.

Chorus:
       D      D7     G
   So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.
       C           G
   Till my trophies at last I lay down;
             G7     C
   I will cling to the old rugged cross,
      G       D     G
   And exchange it some day for a crown.

Verse 4:
    G     G7      C    A7
To the old rugged cross, I will ever be true,
   D      D7      G
Its shame and reproach gladly bear,
      G      G7    C    A7
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,
      D    D7     G
Where His glory forever I'll share.

Chorus:
       D      D7     G
   So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.
       C           G
   Till my trophies at last I lay down;
             G7     C
   I will cling to the old rugged cross,
      G       D     G
   And exchange it some day for a crown.