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title: The Old Rugged Cross
key: Bb
time: 6/8
tempo: 96
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[Verse]
L1: On a | hill far a - way stood an | old rug - ged cross, The | em - blem of suf - fring and | shame; And I | love that old cross where the | dear - est and best For a | world of lost sin - ners was | slain.
L2: Oh, that | old rug - ged cross, so de - | spised by the world, Has a | won - drous at - trac - tion for | me; For the | dear Lamb of God left His | glo - ry a - bove To | bear it to dark Cal - va - | ry.
L3: In the | old rug - ged cross, stained with | blood so di - vine, Such a | won - der - ful beau - ty I | see; For 'twas | on that old cross Je - sus | suf - fered and died To | par - don and sanc - ti - fy | me.
L4: To the | old rug - ged cross I will | ev - er be true; Its | shame and re - proach glad - ly | bear. Then He'll | call me some day to my | home far a - way, Where His | glo - ry for - ev - er I'll | share.
S: m.f | s :-.fe :l :s :- :s.s | l :-.se :t :l :- :l | t :-.l :s :f :s :f | m :- :- :- :- :m.f | s :-.fe :l :s :- :s.s | l :-.se :t :l :- :l.l | t :-.l :s :f' :m' :r' | d' :- :- :- :-
A: d.r | m :-.ri :ri :m :- :m.m | f :-.f :f :f :- :fe | f :-.f :m :r :r :r | d :- :- :- :- :d.r | m :-.ri :ri :m :- :m.m | f :-.f :f :f :- :fe.fe | f :-.f :f :l :s :f | m :- :- :- :-
T: s,.s, | d :-.d :l, :d :- :d.d | d :-.t, :r :d :- :r | r :-.t, :d :t, :t, :s, | s, :- :- :- :- :s,.s, | d :-.d :l, :d :- :d.d | d :-.t, :r :d :- :r.r | r :-.d :t, :t, :d :t, | d :- :- :- :-
B: d,.d, | d, :-.d, :d, :d, :- :d,.d, | f, :-.f, :f, :f, :- :r, | s, :-.s, :s, :s, :s, :s, | d, :- :- :- :- :d,.d, | d, :-.d, :d, :d, :- :d,.d, | f, :-.f, :f, :f, :- :r,.r, | s, :-.s, :s, :s, :s, :s, | d, :- :- :- :-

[Refrain]
L: So I'll | cher - ish the old rug - ged | cross, | Till my tro - phies at last I | lay down; | I will cling to the old rug - ged | cross, | And ex - change it some day for a | crown.
S: t.d' | r' :-.r' :r' :r' :d' :t | d' :- :- :- :- :d'.t | l :-.l :l :d' :t :l | s :- :- :- :- :s.d' | m' :-.m' :m' :m' :f' :m' | l :- :- :- :- :f'.f' | m' :-.r' :d' :s :t :r' | d' :- :- :- :-
A: r.m | f :-.f :f :f :- :f | m :ri :f :m :- :s.s | f :-.f :f :l :s :f | m :- :- :- :- :m.m | s :-.s :s :s :l :s | f :f :f :f :- :l.l | s :-.f :m :f :f :f | m :- :- :- :-
T: s,.s, | t, :-.t, :t, :t, :- :s, | s, :fe, :l, :s, :- :d.d | d :-.d :d :d :d :d | d :- :- :- :- :d.d | d :-.d :d :d :- :d | d :d :d :d :- :d.d | d :-.t, :d :t, :r :s, | s, :- :- :- :-
B: s,.s, | s, :-.s, :s, :s, :- :s, | d, :d, :d, :d, :- :m,.m, | f, :-.f, :f, :f, :f, :f, | d, :- :- :- :- :d,.d, | d, :-.d, :d, :d, :- :d, | f, :f, :f, :f, :- :f,.f, | s, :-.s, :s, :s, :s, :s, | d, :- :- :- :-