The Old Rugged Cross Made The Difference

D G D G D 'Twas a life filled with aimless desperation D Em A Without hope walked the shell of a man D G Em Then a hand with a nail-print stretched downward D A D G D Just one touch then a new life began D G D And the old rugged cross made the difference D Em A In a life bound for heartache and defeat D G Em I will praise Him forever and ever D A D G D For the cross made the difference for me D G D G D Barren walls echoed harshness and anger D Em A Little feet ran in terror to hide D G Em Now those walls ring with love, warmth and laughter D A D G D Since the Giver of life moved inside D G D G D There's a room filled with sad, ashen faces D Em A Without hope death has wrapped them in gloom D G Em But at the side of a saint there's rejoicing D A D G D For life can't be sealed in a tomb Chorus (x's 2)