Keith Getty – Power Of The Cross chords

The Power of the Cross

Intro: Am Am/B C C Dm Em  F  Em Dm Dm/F G

Am   Am/B    COh, to see the dawn
C        Dm       EmOf the darkest day
F                  Em       Dm Dm/F GChrist on the road to Calvary.
Am   Am/B    CTried by sinful men,
C           Dm       EmTorn and beaten, then
F             G       F  GNailed to a cross of wood.

CHORUS:
Em         F       G     C  This, the pow'r of the cross:
Em         F      G       CChrist became sin for us;
Em         F           Fdim       GTook the blame, bore the wrath—
G/B  C          F     G       C   We stand forgiven at the cross.

Am  Am/B    COh, to see the pain
C        Dm       EmWritten on Your face,
F                 Em       Dm Dm/F GBearing the awesome weight of sin.
Am   Am/B    CEv'ry bitter thought,
C     Dm  EmEv'ry evil deed
F                     G      F         GCrowning Your bloodstained brow. 


Am         Am/B     CNow the daylight flees;
C           Dm          EmNow the ground beneath
F                  Em      Dm  Dm/F GQuakes as its Maker bows His head.
Am       Am/B    CCurtain torn in two,
C           Dm       EmDead are raised to life;
 F                    G   F  G"Finished!" the vict'ry cry. 

Am   Am/B    COh, to see my name
C          Dm       EmWritten in the wounds,
F                  Em          Dm   Dm/F  GFor through Your suffering I am free.
Am       Am/B    CDeath is crushed to death;
C           Dm       EmLife is mine to live,
F                             G   F     GWon through Your selfless love.

FINAL CHORUS:
Em           F        G       C  This, the pow'r of the cross:
Em         F      G       CSon of God—slain for us.
Em         F           Fdim       GWhat a love! What a cost! 
G/B  C           F        G        C   We stand forgiven at the cross.