The Power of the Cross

 

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The Power of the Cross

 

 

Oh, to see the dawn

of the darkest day:

Christ on the road to Calvary.

 

Tried by sinful men,

torn and beaten, then

nailed to a cross of wood..

 

Oh, to see the pain

written on your face,

bearing the awesome weight of sin.

 

Every bitter thought,

every evil deed

crowning your bloodstained brow.

 

Chorus:

This, the power of the cross:

Christ became sin for us.

Took the blame,

bore the wrath –

we stand forgiven at the cross.

 

 

Now the daylight flees,

now the ground beneath

quakes as its Maker bows his head.

 

Curtain torn in two,

dead are raised to life;

‘Finished!’ the victory cry.

 

Chorus:

This, the power of the cross:

Christ became sin for us.

Took the blame,

bore the wrath –

we stand forgiven at the cross.

 

Oh, to see my name

written in the wounds,

for through your suffering I am free.

 

Death is crushed to death,

life is mine to live,

won through your selfless love.

 

Chorus:

This, the power of the cross:

Son of God – slain for us.

What a love! What a cost!

We stand forgiven at the cross._