The Old Rugged Cross (Tabs, with Video Link)

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On a hill far a- way,
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stood an old rug-ged cross
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The emb-lem of suffer-ing and shame
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And I love that old cross, .
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where the dear-est and best
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for a world of lost sin-ners was slain.

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So I’ll cher-ish the old rug-ged cross,
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Till my troph-ies at last I lay down.
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I will cling to the old rug-ged cross
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And ex-change it some day for a crown.

verse 2
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O that old rug-ged cross,
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so de-spised by the world.
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Has a wondrous attract-ion for me;
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For the dear Lamb of God
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Left His glo ry a – bove
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To bear it to dark Cal va ry.

verse 3
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In the old rug-ged cross,
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stained with blood so div- ine,
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A won-drous beau-ty I see;
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For ’twas on that old cross
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Jesus suf-fered and died,
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To par- don and sanc-ti-fy me.

verse 4
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To the old rug-ged cross
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I will ev-er be true,
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Its shame and re-proach glad-ly bear;
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Then He’ll call me some day
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To my home far a- way,
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Where His glo-ry for- ev-er I’ll share.