The Old Rugged Cross (Tabs, with Video Link)
by George Bennard, 1913
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Posted by:
- rodgerson8
The Old Rugged CrossClick here and listen to this hymn by Gospel Harmonica.
5 -5 6 -5 -6 6On a hill far a- way, 6 6 -6 -7 -7 -6stood an old rug-ged cross -6 -7 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5The emb-lem of suffer-ing and shame 5 -5 6 -5 -6 6And I love that old cross, . 6 6 -6 -6 -7 -6where the dear-est and best .-6 -6 -7 -6 6 -9 8 -8 7for a world of lost sin-ners was slain. chorus-7 7 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 -7 7So I'll cher-ish the old rug-ged cross, 7 -7 -6 -6 -6 7 -7 -6 6Till my troph-ies at last I lay down. 6 7 8 8 8 8 -9 8 -6I will cling to the old rug-ged cross -9 -9 8 -8 7 6 -7 -8 7And ex-change it some day for a crown. verse 25 -5 6 -5 -6 6O that old rug-ged cross,6 6 -6 -6 -7 -6so de-spised by the world.-6 -7 -6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 5Has a wondrous attract-ion for me; 5 -5 6 -5 -6 6For the dear Lamb of God 6 6 -6 -6 -7 -6Left His glo ry a - bove-6 -6 -7 -6 6 -9 8-8 7To bear it to dark Cal va ry. verse 35 -5 6 -5 -6 6In the old rug-ged cross, 6 6 -6 -6 - 7 -6stained with blood so div- ine,-6 -7 -6 6 -5 -5 5A won-drous beau-ty I see; 5 -5 6 -5 -6 6For 'twas on that old cross 6 6 -6 -6 -7 -6Jesus suf-fered and died,-6 -6 -7 -6 6 -9 8 7To par- don and sanc-ti-fy me. verse 4 5 -5 6 -5 -6 6To the old rug-ged cross6 6 -6 -6 - 7 -6I will ev-er be true,-6 -7 -6 6 -5 6 -5 5Its shame and re-proach glad-ly bear; 5 -5 6 -5 -6 6Then He'll call me some day6 6 -6 -7 -7 -6To my home far a- way, -6 -6 -7 -6 6 -9 8 -8 7Where His glo-ry for- ev-er I'll share.To God be the glory