Wednesday, May 27, 2009

THE POWER OF THE CROSS

If you go to the website of the Shrine of our lady of Walsingham, you can read the sermon preached at the National Pilgrimage a few days ago by the new Administrator of the Shrine, Bishop Lindsay Urwin (an Australian!) It's a great sermon about Jesus, his love for us, and the redemption we have through him.

At the end of the sermon Bishop Lindsay quotes the last verse of a contemporary hymn, "The Power of the Cross." I first heard this a couple of years ago and was deeply moved. Here it is on YouTube. The words are underneath the video clip.



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.

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 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.

Keith Getty & Stuart Townend Copyright (c) 2005 Thankyou Music

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