Verse 1
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
Verse 2
Oh, to see the pain
Written on Your face
Bearing the awesome weight of sin
And ev’ry bitter thought
And ev’ry evil deed
Crowning Your bloodstained brow
Chorus
This, the pow’r of the cross
Christ became sin for us
Took the blame, and bore the wrath
We stand forgiven at the cross
Verse 3
And now the daylight flees
Now the ground beneath
Quakes as its Maker bows His head
And curtain torn in two
And dead are raised to life
“Finished!” the vict’ry cry
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
Verse 4
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
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
Outro/Spoken
Glory to Him who freed us and loved us by shedding His blood for us