Message Of The Cross 
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tabbed by Elliot Whiting

HEY! 
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Oh yeah 
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                           Csus2 
This is the message of the cross, 
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That we can be free, 
               Csus2 
To live in the victory 
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and turn from our sin. 
                 Am7sus4  Csus2 
My precious Lord Jesus, 
                 G 
With sinners you died, 
                Am7sus4     Csus2 
For there you revealed your love, 
        D              G 
and you laid down your life 

                           Csus2 
This is the message of the cross, 
               G 
That we can be free, 
               Csus2 
To lay all our burdens here, 
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At the foot of the tree. 
                  Am7sus4            Csus2 
The cross was the shame of the world, 
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But the glory of God, 
              Am7sus4           Csus2 
For Jesus you conquered our sin, 
        D           G 
and You gave us new life 
  

           D                       G 
You set me free when I came to the cross, 
                D                         G 
Poured out your love for I was broken and lost, 
            D                         Em7 
There I was healed and you covered my sin. 
               Csus2 
It's there you saved me. 
D                          G 
This is the message of the cross 

G Csus2|G 

                           Csus2 
This is the message of the cross, 
               G 
That we can be free, 
              Csus2 
To hunger for heaven, Lord, 
              G 
To hunger for Thee. 
                  Am7sus4     Csus2 
The cross is such foolishness 
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To the perishing, 
                  Am7sus4     Csus2 
But to us who are being saved, 
          D        G 
It is the power of God! 
  

           D                        G 
You set us free when we come to the cross, 
                  D                          G 
You pour out your love for we are broken and lost, 
            D                        Em7 
Here we are healed and you cover our sin. 
              Csus2 
It's here you save us. 
           D                        G 
You set me free when I came to the cross, 
                D                         G 
Poured out your love for I was broken and lost, 
           D                         Em7 
There I am healed and you covered my sin. 
               Csus2 
It's there you saved me. 
D                          G 
This is the message of the cross

[quiet]
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Come to the cross 

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Csus2     G 
Oh you people 

Csus2 G 

                      D 
Let us rejoice at the foot of the cross, 
Csus2           G/B      D 
We can be free, glory to God, 
G                     D 
Let us rejoice at the foot of the cross, 
Csus2           G/B      D 
We can be free, glory to God, 

[LOUD] 
G                     D 
Let us rejoice at the foot of the cross, 
Csus2           G/B      D 
We can be free, glory to God, 
G                     D 
Let us rejoice at the foot of the cross, 
Csus2           G/B      D 
We can be free, glory to God, 

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G               D 
Thank You Lord! Thank You Lord! 
Csus2           G/B       D 
You set us free, glory to God. 
G               D 
Thank You Lord! Thank You Lord! 
Csus2           G/B       D 
You set us free, glory to God. 
G               D 
Thank You Lord! Thank You Lord! 
Csus2           G/B       D 
You set us free, glory to God. 
G               D 
Thank You Lord! Thank You Lord! 
Csus2           G/B       D 
You set us free, glory to God. 

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Posted By Kevin Kroitor


Verse 1:
G                         C2(no3)                 G
This is the message of the cross, that we can be free
               C2(no3)                    G
To live in the victory and turn from our sin.
                 A7sus   C2(no3)                 G
My precious Lord Jesus         with sinners you died.
                A7sus          C2(no3)                   G
For there you revealed your love and you laid down your life.


Verse 2:
This is the message of the cross, that we can be free.
To lay all our burdens here at the foot of the tree.
The cross was the shame of the world
But the glory of God
For Jesus, You conquered sin and You gave us new life.


Chorus A:
G               D                       G
You set me free when I came to the cross,
                     D                      G
Poured out your blood for I was broken and lost.
                  D                      Em7
There I was healed and you covered my sin
                   C2(no3)
It's there you saved me
D                           G
This is the message of the cross


Verse 3:
This is the message of the cross, that we can be free.
To hunger for heaven, Lord, to hunger for Thee.
"The cross is such foolishness to the perishing,
But to us who are being saved, it is the power of God."


Chorus B:
You set us free when we come to the cross.
You pour out your blood for we are broken and lost.
Here we are healed and you cover our sin.
It's here you save us.
You set me free when I come to the cross.
Pour out your blood for I am broken and lost.
Here I am healed and you cover my sin.
It's here you save me.
This is the message of the cross.


Coda:
G                      D
Let us rejoice at the foot of the cross
C2(no3)         G/B       D
We can be free, glory to God
G                 D
Thank you, Lord  Thank you, Lord
C2(no3)          G/B      D
You set us free  glory to God

G               G

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