The Power of the Cross
by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

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Oh, to see the dawn
A      Esus/B     A/C# 
Of the darkest day;
D                   A/C#   Bm7   E
Christ on the road to Calvary.
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Tried by sinful men,
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Torn and beaten, then
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Nailed to a cross of wood.

CHORUS:
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This, the pow'r of the cross:
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Christ became sin for us;
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Took the blame, bore the wrath?
E/D A/D#   D         E       A
We stand forgiven at the cross.

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Oh, to see the pain
A      Esus/B     A/C# 
Written on Your face,
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Bearing the awesome weight of sin.
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Ev'ry bitter thought,
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Ev'ry evil deed
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 Crowning Your bloodstained brow. 

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Now the daylight flees;
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Now the ground beneath
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Quakes as its Maker bows His head.
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Curtain torn in two,
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Dead are raised to life;
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"Finished!" the vict'ry cry. 

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Oh, to see my name
A      Esus/B     A/C# 
Written in the wounds,
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For through Your suffering I am free.
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Death is crushed to death;
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Life is mine to live,
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Won through Your selfless love.

FINAL CHORUS:
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This, the pow'r of the cross:
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Son of God?slain for us.
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What a love!    What a cost! 
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We stand forgiven at the cross.