But for the Cross of Christ

The cross of Christ is the place where all the promises, implications, and accomplishments of the gospel converge. This song was written out of a desire to distill all the glorious biblical truths of this gospel into a poetic, memorable, and singable form, in hopes that it would bolster courage and hope even in the deepest recesses of our souls. We are never in danger of reshaping our lives too much around these truths, and songs like this are vital to our catechizing of generations to come. The journey of the lyrics takes us through every facet of the Christian life as we carry and cling to this gospel, even drawing inspiration from historical theological truths, such as Martin Luther's concept of the "great exchange," found in 2 Corinthians 5:21: "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." – Bryan Fowler