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Hymnal Number
821Resource Type:
Keys included:
D
About this Hymn
This composition was a study of the sufferings of Christ, which afforded us time to consider his sufferings, especially what they mean for forgiveness and ultimately the new life they offer: "O to see my name written in the wounds, for through your suffering I am free!"
Lyrics
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.
Chorus 1
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 2
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.
Verse 3
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.
Verse 4
Oh, to see my name written in the wounds, for through your suff'ring I am free! Death is crushed to death; life is mine to live, won through your selfless love!
Chorus 2
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!
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 1
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 2
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.
Verse 3
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.
Verse 4
Oh, to see my name written in the wounds, for through your suff'ring I am free! Death is crushed to death; life is mine to live, won through your selfless love!
Chorus 2
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!
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Keith Getty, Stuart Townend © 2005 Thankyou Music Ltd (Capitol CMG Publishing / www.capitolcmgpublishing.com)