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The
Ballad of the Cross
By
the prophets, God foretold
of
the sending of His Son
Who
would give His life
to
set the captive free.
Stepping
down from His throne
and
the glory He had known,
Jesus
came to give His life for you and me.
Though
He knew well the cost,
He
was prepared to suffer loss
and
give Himself as ransom for us all.
Into
our hopeless world He came,
Endured
the suffering and the shame,
Every
moment staying faithful to the call.
Yet
the One who spoke of love
was
rejected and despised;
He
knew all too well the sinful heart of men.
Those
with eyes refused to see;
Those
with ears refused to hear,
as
they sought a way to bring Him to an end.
By
a friend He was betrayed,
By
soldiers, led away,
Yet
for this very hour He had come.
They
did not take - He freely gave;
For
those He came to save,
the
road to the cross He walked alone.
He
could have called a million angels to His side,
Or
stepped down from the cross and walked away.
Yet
His love held Him there,
Through
the pain and despair,
To
free us from the debt we could not pay.
In
His suffering and pain
Took
the guilt and the shame
As
He hung between the heavens and the ground.
Every
nail, every thorn,
Every
stare, every scorn
pierced
the One who so freely laid it down.
With
His face to the sky,
"It
is finished!" was His cry
The
words that broke the gates of hell.
When
His final words were said,
Breathed
His last, bowed His head,
Darkness
o'er the land so quickly fell.
Yet
death and darkness could not stand against His power:
He
rose, victorious o'er the grave.
In
His light we now may live,
By
the grace He came to give
All
who call upon His name are surely saved!
All
who call upon His name are surely saved!
~Used
with permission~
Music
by Elton Smith, Words by Larry Holder
Copyright
© 1997 Elton Smith and Larry Holder
This
beautiful song and lyrics can be found here:
Elton
Smith and Larry Holder: The Ballad of the Cross
Thank
you so much for your permission Larry - this song is just so awesome!
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