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Once upon a Cross

Power ballad feel

Words and Music by


GINA BOE and
MARTY FUNDERBURK
Arranged by Russell Mauldin

q = 58

A b 42 sus

1/8 N.C.

b
& b b b 44
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b

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Ab
Gb

A b 42 sus

& b b b

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b b .
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Db6
Eb

b
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b .
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j
w

F b M7

Ab

b .
b .

Gb
Fb

b
j

Fb

.

SOLO, with rhythmic freedom

Once there was a King


Ab
A b 42 sus

P
w

who sat

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high up - on

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His throne,

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the

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and God a - lone;

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But, His heart was bro - ken

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F

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by

a world

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their sin.

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held

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11

cap - tive in

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the

God

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paid

to re -

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13

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deem them

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back to Him.

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CHOIR

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send the Son

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bb

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vealed His mas - ter plan.

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a tempo

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rit.

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b .

re -

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of God

to be -

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17

come the Son

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of Man;

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sin

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unis.

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Christ the per - fect Lamb up - on

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of

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of match - less grace brought

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hope to all

man - kind.

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drop of

sin

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b

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less blood e - rased

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27

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stands

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pro

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24

to the

claim - ing

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Eb

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C

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the price

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C

j
J
j
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was paid

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24

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24

way was made,

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j
b .
b .

mer - cy

of time;

guilt for all

G b 42 sus

29

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b

of

mon - u - ment

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our

F m7

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F m7

12

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31

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b

33

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once

up - on

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C

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b
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4/11


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cross.

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b
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bb

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a veil

that di

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.

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vid - ed

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and man.

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A

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37

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bb
sep - a - rat

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ing gulf

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& b bb

made

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b
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bridge

that

all

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could cross

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F

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could span;

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..
.

took a

rug - ged tree

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C

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.

41

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G

on - ly grace

with His out - stretched arms of love

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that

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39

in

24
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24 ..
to

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e - ter - ni -

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hope

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47

guilt for all

of time;


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b
G b 42 sus

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bb
& b b b
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b b .

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drop of sin

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less blood e - rased

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of

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24

mer - cy stands

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F m7

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of match - less grace brought

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A b 42 sus

man - kind.

sin - gle act

..

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.
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to all

pro -


2
4

24

j 2
4

b
& b b b 24

49

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claim - ing

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to

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the

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lost:

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b
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way was made,
the price was paid
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bb

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cross.

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a
j

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b J

CHOIR unis.

b J

Once the world could on - ly

C m7

up - on

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53

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once

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C

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51

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15

Fb
Ab

b b
f

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Ab

b ...

wait

16

j
bbb
j

b
&

j
b

55

for the prom - ise held by faith. Then

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bb
J
A b 42 sus

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b
& b b b

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bb

j
b
b
j
&b b

57

si - ah came

to live with men. And

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bb
J
A b 42 sus

b
& b b b

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bb

Ab

b J
J

once in low

Fb
Ab

b bb

D b m7

b b

b
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b
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to

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Cb

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b .
b .


sat - is - fy

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F

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b

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b
b

b J 24
b J 2
4

re - demp - tions cost,

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Gb

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b

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j
b

b
b


&bb

E b 7 A b 42 sus

ly Beth - le - hem,

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J
once up - on
Gol - go - thas hill
He
b

59

Dbm
Bb

bowed be - neath His Fa - thers will

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b .
b .


n 24
j2
4

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up - on

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once

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n .
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63

rit.

cross!

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hope to all

man - kind.

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cross,

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6/13

A 42 sus

of match - less grace brought

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j
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.

drop of sin - less blood e - rased

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E

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E

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our

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up - on

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C # E sus

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price was paid

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C#

24

j
24

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j

lost:

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a
44


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44

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4
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the

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C#

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&
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a .

to

of mer - cy stands, pro -

Dm
B

D2

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.

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claim - ing

71

One mon - u - ment

E sus

24

j

J

of time;

G 42 sus

j
n
J

67

..

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cross.

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cross!

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&

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on

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up - on

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n .
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a

J
E


J

E sus

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the price was paid

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up

77

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B m7

once

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&

j
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was made,

75

B m7

j
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way

19

cross!

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&

79

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F M7

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n .
n .

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the

cost

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F

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n

up - on

a n

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a

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