by Dottie Rambo
recorded by Elvis Presley
| Intro | D7 | G | C | G | D7 | Last | two | lines | of | Chorus |
| G | D7 | G |
| He left the | splendor of | heaven |
| C | D7 | G |
| Knowing His | des-ti | ny |
| G | G7 | C | |
| Was the | lonely | hill of Go | lgotha |
| G | D7 | G | |
| There to | lay down His | life for | me |
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| Instrumental | G | D7 | G | C | G | D7 | Same | as | Intro |
| G | D7 | G |
| Even in | death He | remembered |
| C | D7 | G |
| The thief | hanging by His | side |
| C | |
| He spoke with love and | compassion |
| G | D7 | G | |
| Then He | took him to | para | -dise |
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