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 power 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 all my sin
Every bitter thought
Every evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow

This, the power of the cross
Christ became sin for us
He took the blame, bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross

Ooh, yeah, yeah
Ooh

Now the daylight flees
And now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head
Curtain torn in two
Dead are raised to life
"Finished," the victory cry

This, the power of the cross
And Christ became sin for us
He took the blame and bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross

And oh, to see my name
Written in the wounds
For through Your suffering I am free
And death is crushed to death
And life is mine to live
Won through Your selfless love

And this, the power of that old rugged cross
Son of God, slain for us
What a love, what a cost
We stand forgiven at
We stand forgiven at
We stand forgiven at the cross