The Power of the Cross - Mark Rasmussen

The past that held regret Over my head is gone These chains are ashes now That once were rusted on I was a runaway Now I am finally home My mind was a ghost town Haunted by yesterday Until your hand reached down Pulled me out of my grave Into the freedom found Only in Jesus' name I am forgiven No longer lost Now I am living In the power of the cross The Father gave His Son So I could be set free And now the scales are gone My eyes can finally see I'll tell the world of all Jesus has done for me I am forgiven No longer lost Now I am living In the power of the cross Goodbye to sorrow Welcome my joy Now I am living In the power of the cross And on that cross, His love held true Through sacrifice, the old made new This life I live, I live in faith Now in Jesus name I am forgiven No longer lost Now I am living In the power of the cross Goodbye to sorrow (goodbye to sorrow) Welcome my joy (welcome my joy) Now I am living (cause I'm living) In the power of the cross (power of the cross) Thank you Oh God I thank you Jesus I thank you Thank you for the cross Praise you Oh God I praise You Jesus I praise You Praise You for 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 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 This, the pow'r of the cross Christ became sin for us Took the blame, bore the wrath We stand forgiven at the cross 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 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 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 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. This, the power 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; Every bitter thought, Every evil deed Crowning Your bloodstained brow. This, the power of the cross: Christ became sin for us, Took the blame, bore the wrath: We stand forgiven at the cross. 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 victory 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. This, the power of the cross: Son of God, slain for us. What a love! What a cost! We stand forgiven at the cross. The cross. The cross. The cross.

Eleven saintly shrouded men Silhouettes stand against the sky One in front with a cross held high Come to wash my sins away Standing alone in the wind and rain Feeling the fear that is growing Sensing the change in the tide again Caught by the storm that is brewing Feel the anxiety hold off the fear Some of the doubt in the things you believe Now that your faith will be put to the test Nothing to do but await what is coming Why is then God still protecting me Even when I don't deserve it? Though I am blessed with an inner strength Some they would call it a penance Why am I meant to face this alone Asking the question time and again Praying to God won't keep me alive Inside my head feel the fear start to rise... They'll be saving their prayers when the moment comes There'll be penance to pay when it's judgement day And the guilty'll bleed when that moment comes They'll be coming to claim, take your soul away The sign of the cross The name of the rose A fire in the sky The sign of the cross They'll be coming to bring the eternal flame They'll be bringing us all immortality Holding comunion so the world be blessed My creator, my God, lay my soul to rest The sign of the cross The name of the rose A fire in the sky The sign of the cross The sign of the cross The name of the rose A fire in the sky The sign of the cross The name of the rose The sign of the cross Lost the love of heaven above Chose the lust of the earth below Eleven saintly shrouded men Came to wash my sins away

If you understand or if you don't If you believe or if you doubt There's a universal justice And the eyes of truth Are always watching you