The power of the cross
Sophie - September 6, 2010
We learned this song by Keith Getty in choir last fall, and it's been in pretty regular rotation at our church ever since. God uses it so powerfully in corporate worship, and I can't think of many songs that better express the heart of the Gospel than this one (scroll down if you'd like to follow along with the lyrics):
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.
CHORUS:
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.
FINAL CHORUS:
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.
Amen.
Melanie
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Comments (1)
I was introduced to this song a few years ago at a conference for pastors and their wives (thank You, Lord, for that invaluable ministry). I CANNOT sing through it without tears, streaming tears. That final verse. Oh, to see my name… It gets me every time. Thank you, Jesus.
Posted on September 6, 2010 8:44 PM