I Will Trade The Old Cross For A Crown

| * Bb | * C | G | G | | * Bb | * C | G * | N.C. | G D G G7 I shall not bear the cross through yon city C C G G when the burdens of life I lay down. G D G G When I knock on the portals of heaven C D G G I will trade the old cross for a crown. G D G G And I will trade the old cross for a crown D A D D7 when the burdens of life I lay down. G B7 Em G7 When those pearly gates for me shall swing open, C D * Bb * C G * N.C. I will trade the old cross for a crown. G D G G7 Though the cross often times has been heavy C C G G and all fortune on me starts to frown. G D G G7 But how happy I'll be over yonder C D G G when I trade the old cross for a crown. | * C | * D | A $ | N.C. | (Key Change to A A E A A7 Every cross that I bear for my Savior D D A A will last when He calls me lay down. A E A A7 And my sorrow will be forgotten D E A A and when I'll trade the old cross for a crown. End-Chorus A E A A And I will trade the old cross for a crown E B7 E E7 when the burdens of life I lay down. A C#7 F#m A7 When those pearly gates for me shall swing open, D E A A I will trade the old cross for a crown. A C#7 F#m A7 When those pearly gates for me shall swing open, D A/C# D A I will trade the old cross, I will trade the old cross D E (* C I will trade the old cross for a crown. | * C | * D | A | A | | * C | * D | A | A |