Power Of The Cross

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[Verse]

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Oh, to see the dawn
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Of the darkest day
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Christ on the road to Calvary.
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Tried by sinful men,
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Torn and beaten, then
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Nailed to a cross of wood.


[Chorus]

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This, the pow'r of the cross:
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Christ became sin for us;
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Took the blame, bore the wrath—
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We stand forgiven at the cross.


[Verse]

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Oh, to see the pain
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Written on Your face,
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Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
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Ev'ry bitter thought,
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Ev'ry evil deed
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Crowning Your bloodstained brow.

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Now the daylight flees;
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Now the ground beneath
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Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
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Curtain torn in two,
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Dead are raised to life;
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"Finished!" the vict'ry cry.

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Oh, to see my name
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Written in the wounds,
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For through Your suffering I am free.
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Death is crushed to death;
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Life is mine to live,
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Won through Your selfless love.


[Final chorus]

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This, the pow'r of the cross:
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Son of God—slain for us.
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What a love! What a cost!
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We stand forgiven at the cross.