"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.

This, the pow'r of the cross.

Christ became sin for us.

Took the blame, bore the wrath,

We stand forgiven at the cross.

Oh, to see the pain written on Your face,

bearing the awesome weight of sin.

Ev'ry bitter thought, Ev'ry evil deed

crowning Your bloodstained brow.

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 vict'ry cry.

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.

This, the pow'r of the cross:

Son of God—slain for us.

What a love! What a cost!
We stand forgiven at the cross.



Words by Keith Getty