What the Cross Really Is

Everyone sees a cross for what it is

It's not a place of hope

It's a place of suffering

Everyone sees a grave for what it is

It's not a door to victory, it's a final ending

But when a Savior chooses to make a sacrifice

It shows me what Calvary really looks like

It looks like shackles being broken

Like burdens being lifted

Like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame

Looks like hope that's never ending

Like darkness into blessing

I pray that I never miss what the cross really is

What the cross really is

Lord, you gave me new eyes, so I could see

All of your mercies right there in front of me

Let my faith walk on water, let the world finally see

That it's you that they're seeing when they're looking at me

Looks like shackles being broken

Like burdens being lifted

Like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame

Looks like hope that's never ending

Like darkness into blessing

I pray that I never miss what the cross really is

What the cross really is

It's where I first saw the light

It's where you laid down your life

And my burdens they all washed away

It's where my sin couldn't hide

From my Savior who died

So that I would know what a sacrifice really looks like

It looks like shackles being broken

Like burdens being lifted

Like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame

Looks like hope that's never ending

Like darkness into blessing

I pray that I never miss what the cross really is

What the cross really is

What the cross really is

What the cross really is