Key: A
Introduction:
A A7 D B7
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
E E7 A
The emblem of suff'ring and shame
A A7 D B7
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
E E7 A
For a world of lost sinners was slain.
E E7 A
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross.
D A
Till my trophies at last I lay down
A D
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
A E A
And exchange it some day for a crown.
Oh that old rugged cross, so despised by the world.