The Power of the Cross
Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Order
Key: C
Order: V1 C1 V2 C1 V3 C1 V4 C2
Verse 1
F/A Oh, to G/B see the C dawn
C Of the G7/D darkest C/E day
F Christ on the C/E road to Dm CalFmaj7 vary. Gsus G
F Tried by G/B sinful C men,
C Torn and G7/D beaten, C/E then
F Nailed to a C/E cross Fmaj7 of Gsus wood.G/F
Chorus 1
C/E This, the F pow'r G/B of the C cross
C/E Christ becF ame G/B sin for C us;
C/E Took the F blame, D/F# bore the G wrath-
G/F We C/E stand forF given Gsus at G the C cross.
Verse 2
F/A Oh, to G/B see the C pain
C Written G7/D on Your C/E face,
F Bearing the C/E awesome Dm weight Fmaj7 of Gsus sin. G
F Ev'ry G/B bitter C thought,
C Ev'ry G7/D evil C/E deed
F Crowning Your C/E bloodsFmaj7 tained Gsus brow.G/F
Verse 3
F/A Now the G/B daylight C flees;
C Now the G7/D ground benC/E eath
F Quakes as its C/E Maker Dm bows Fmaj7 His Gsus head.G
F Curtain G/B torn in C two,
C Dead are G7/D raised to C/E life;
F "Finished!" the C/E vict'Fmaj7 ry Gsus cry. G/F
Verse 4
F/A Oh, to G/B see my nC ame
C Written G7/D in the C/E wounds,
F For through Your C/E suffering Dm I Fmaj7 am Gsus free.G
F Death is G/B crushed to C death;
C Life is G7/D mine to C/E live,
F Won through Your C/E selflFmaj7 ess Gsus love.G/F
Chorus 2
C/E This, the F pow'r G/B of the C cross
C/E Son of F God—G/B slain for C us.
C/E What a F love! D/F# What a G cost!
G/F We C/E stand forgF iven Gsus at G the C cross.