The Old Rugged Cross (Tabs, with Video Link)
by George Bennard, 1913 · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
On a hill far a- way,
stood an old rug-ged cross
The emb-lem of suffer-ing and shame
And I love that old cross, .
where the dear-est and best
for a world of lost sin-ners was slain.
chorus
So I'll cher-ish the old rug-ged cross,
Till my troph-ies at last I lay down.
I will cling to the old rug-ged cross
And ex-change it some day for a crown.
verse 2
O that old rug-ged cross,
so de-spised by the world.
Has a wondrous attract-ion for me;
For the dear Lamb of God
Left His glo ry a - bove
To bear it to dark Cal va ry.
verse 3
In the old rug-ged cross,
stained with blood so div- ine,
A won-drous beau-ty I see;
For 'twas on that old cross
Jesus suf-fered and died,
To par- don and sanc-ti-fy me.
verse 4
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.