THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
Available worship resources for The Old Rugged Cross include: chord chart, multitrack, backing track, lyric video, and streaming. This hymn was written by George Bennard, 1913. Modern arrangement and recording by Nathan Drake, Reawaken Hymns. CCLI# 7197431
FULL BAND
The Old Rugged Cross Chords
from "Hymns of the Son"
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Intro/Interludes: G C G D/F#
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G C
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
D/F# G
The emblem of suffering and shame;
G C
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best,
D /F# C G
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Chorus
D/F# G
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
C G
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
G C
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
G D/F# G
And exchange it some day for a crown.
G C
Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
D/F# G
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
G C
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
D/F# C G
To bear it to dark Calvary.
Chorus
G C
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
D/F# G
A wondrous beauty I see;
G C
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
D/F# C G
To pardon and sanctify me.
Chorus
ACOUSTIC
The Old Rugged Cross Chords (Acoustic)
(Suggested Capo 3)
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G C
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
D G
The emblem of suffering and shame;
G C
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
D G
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
Refrain
D G
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
C G
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
G C
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
G D G
And exchange it some day for a crown.
G C
Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
D G
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
G C
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
D G
To bear it to dark Calvary.
Refrain
G C
In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
D G
A wondrous beauty I see,
G C
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
D G
To pardon and sanctify me.
Refrain