Worship

Victory in Jesus Chords

Traditional Beginner Key of G 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A classic Christian hymn about finding salvation and healing through Jesus Christ. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to play along with recordings in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory

D G D G

How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me

C G C G

I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s a-toning

D G D G

Then I repented of my sins and won the vic-tory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Verse 2

G C G D

I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow’r re-vealing

G C G D

How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see

C G C G

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”

D G D G

And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G C G D

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory

G C G D

And I heard about the streets of gold be-yond the crystal sea

C G C G

About the angels sing-ing and the old redemption story

D G D G

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout. Master switching between these three chords before adding the strum pattern for a smooth performance.

Gtap to play

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Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A classic Christian hymn about finding salvation and healing through Jesus Christ. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to play along with recordings in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory

D G D G

How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me

C G C G

I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s a-toning

D G D G

Then I repented of my sins and won the vic-tory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Verse 2

G C G D

I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow’r re-vealing

G C G D

How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see

C G C G

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”

D G D G

And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G C G D

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory

G C G D

And I heard about the streets of gold be-yond the crystal sea

C G C G

About the angels sing-ing and the old redemption story

D G D G

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout. Master switching between these three chords before adding the strum pattern for a smooth performance.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A classic Christian hymn about finding salvation and healing through Jesus Christ. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to play along with recordings in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory

D G D G

How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me

C G C G

I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s a-toning

D G D G

Then I repented of my sins and won the vic-tory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Verse 2

G C G D

I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow’r re-vealing

G C G D

How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see

C G C G

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”

D G D G

And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G C G D

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory

G C G D

And I heard about the streets of gold be-yond the crystal sea

C G C G

About the angels sing-ing and the old redemption story

D G D G

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout. Master switching between these three chords before adding the strum pattern for a smooth performance.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A classic Christian hymn about finding salvation and healing through Jesus Christ. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to play along with recordings in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory

D G D G

How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me

C G C G

I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s a-toning

D G D G

Then I repented of my sins and won the vic-tory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Verse 2

G C G D

I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow’r re-vealing

G C G D

How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see

C G C G

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”

D G D G

And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G C G D

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory

G C G D

And I heard about the streets of gold be-yond the crystal sea

C G C G

About the angels sing-ing and the old redemption story

D G D G

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout. Master switching between these three chords before adding the strum pattern for a smooth performance.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A classic Christian hymn about finding salvation and healing through Jesus Christ. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to play along with recordings in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory

D G D G

How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me

C G C G

I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s a-toning

D G D G

Then I repented of my sins and won the vic-tory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Verse 2

G C G D

I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow’r re-vealing

G C G D

How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see

C G C G

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”

D G D G

And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G C G D

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory

G C G D

And I heard about the streets of gold be-yond the crystal sea

C G C G

About the angels sing-ing and the old redemption story

D G D G

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout. Master switching between these three chords before adding the strum pattern for a smooth performance.

Gtap to play

Ctap to play

Dtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

G Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

G · C · D · Em

A classic Christian hymn about finding salvation and healing through Jesus Christ. Beginner difficulty in the key of G.

Basic Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret if you want to play along with recordings in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C G

I heard an old, old story, how a Savior came from glory

D G D G

How He gave His life on Calvary to save a wretch like me

C G C G

I heard about His groaning, of His precious blood’s a-toning

D G D G

Then I repented of my sins and won the vic-tory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Verse 2

G C G D

I heard about His healing, of His cleansing pow’r re-vealing

G C G D

How He made the lame to walk again and caused the blind to see

C G C G

And then I cried, “Dear Jesus, come and heal my broken spirit”

D G D G

And somehow Jesus came and brought to me the victory

Chorus

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

/verse

verse label="Verse 3"

G C G D

I heard about a mansion He has built for me in glory

G C G D

And I heard about the streets of gold be-yond the crystal sea

C G C G

About the angels sing-ing and the old redemption story

D G D G

And some sweet day I’ll sing up there the song of victory

/verse

chorus label="Chorus"

C G D G

Oh, victory in Jesus, my Savior, for-ever

C G D G

He sought me and bought me with His redeeming blood

C G D G

He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him

C G D G

He plunged me to vic-tory be-neath the cleans-ing flood

Practice tip: The chord progression G, C, D is used throughout. Master switching between these three chords before adding the strum pattern for a smooth performance.