Oh, to see the dawn
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 powr 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.
Evry bitter thought,
Evry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow.
# This, the powr of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross. #
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 victry cry.
# This, the powr of the cross:
Christ became sin for us;
Took the blame, bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross. #
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 powr of the cross:
Son of Godslain for us.
What a love! What a cost!
We stand forgiven at the cross. #