Verse 1: 
                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 
Chorus: 
                 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 
Verse 2: 
                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 
Chorus 
Verse 3: 
                    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)