The Power Of The Cross

F/A    G       C
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 1]

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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
   C           F     G      C
We stand for - given at the cross

[Verse 2]

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Oh, to see the pain
C       G7      C/E
Written on Your face
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Bearing the awesome weight of sin
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Ev'ry bitter thought
C     G7   C
Ev'ry evil deed
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Crowning Your bloodstained brow

[Chorus 1]

C/E       F     G      C
This, the pow'r of the cross:
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Christ became sin for us;
C/E       F     D        G
Took the blame, bore the wrath
   C           F     G      C
We stand for - given at the cross

[Verse 3]

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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

[Chorus 1]

C/E       F     G      C
This, the pow'r of the cross:
C/E      F    G       C
Christ became sin for us;
C/E       F     D        G
Took the blame, bore the wrath
   C           F     G      C
We stand for - given at the cross

[Verse 4]

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Oh, to see my name
C        G7     C/E
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 self - less love

[Chorus 2]

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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!
   C           F     G      C
We stand for - given at the cross