The Old Rugged Cross
1st Fret Capo
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
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The emblem of suffering and shame.
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And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
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For a world of lost sinners was slain
[Chorus]
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So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
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Till my trophies at last I lay down
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I will cling to the old rugged cross
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And exchange it some day for a crown
[Verse 2]
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Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world
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Has a wondrous attraction for me
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For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
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To pardon and sanctify me
[Verse 3]
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In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine
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A wondrous beauty I see
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For t'was on that old cross, Jesus suffered and died
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To pardon and sanctify me
[Verse 4]
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To the old rugged cross I will ever be true
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Its shame and reproach gladly bear
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Then He'll call me someday to my home far away
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Where His glory forever I'll share