# Power of the Cross, The

## 🕑: 4/4 ⌛: 66 CCLI: 4490766 URL 🖉 Keith Getty, Stuart Townend © 2005 Thankyou Music

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Oh to see the dawn of the dark-est day Christ on a road to Calvary.

Tried by sin-ful men torn and beat-en then nailed to a cross of wood

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Oh to see the pain writ-ten on Your face bearing the awesome weight of sin.

Eve-ry bit-ter thought and ev'ry e-vil deed crowning Your blood-stained brow.

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This the pow'r of the cross Christ became sin for us

Took the blame bore the wrath we stand forgiven at the cross.

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Now the day-light flees now the ground beneath quakes as its Maker bows His head

Cur-tain torn in two dead are raised to life finished the vict'ry cry.

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Oh to see my name writ-ten in the wounds for through Your suff'ring I am free.

Death is crushed to death life is mine to live won through Your selfless love.

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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.

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