The Power of the Cross chords

by Casting Crowns
  • The Power of the Cross was written by Mark Hall, Brett Younker, Kristian Stanfill, Brooke Ligertwood, Scott Ligertwood
  • Featured Band: Casting Crowns
  • Album: Healer (2022)
  • Original Key: Bb Major
  • Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time at 94 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: G, C, C/G, D, Em
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords   O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings   R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open   X: Don't play string    B: Bass Note
G Major C Major C/G D Major Em
G Major C Major C/G D Major Em

The Power of the Cross

Capo on 3 if playing with the video

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key 
              G     C/G     G    C/G
Intro: 4/4 |     |       |     |      |              

 G                       C
1. The past that held re-gret
                    G
   O-ver my head is gone
                           C
   These chains are a-shes now
                          Em
   That once were rust-ed on
                 C
   I was a run-a-way
                      G        C/G
   Now I am fi-nal-ly home  |      |
 
 G                     C
2. My mind was a ghost town
                       G
   Haunt-ed by yes-ter-day
                            C
   Un-til Your hand reached down
                       Em
   Pulled me out of my grave
                      C
   In-to the free-dom found
                   G         C/G
   Only in Je-sus' Name |        (I am for...)|

                 G
Chorus: I am for-gi-ven
                   D 
        No long-er lost
                 Em
        Now I am liv-ing
               C             G         C/G
        In the po-wer of the Cross  |      |
 
 G                      C
3. The Fa-ther gave His Son
                     G
   So I could be set free
                          C
   And now the scales are gone
                         Em 
   My eyes can fi-nal-ly see
                          C
   I'll tell the world of all
                       G      C/G
   Je-sus has done for me |       (I am for...)|
   

                 G
Chorus: I am for-gi-ven
                   D 
        No long-er lost
                 Em
        Now I am liv-ing
               C             G         C/G
        In the po-wer of the Cross  |     (Goodbye to...) |

                    G
        Good-bye to sor-row
                     D 
        Wel-come, my joy
                 Em
        Now I am li-ving
               C             G         C/G
        In the po-wer of the Cross  |      |

                    D                    Em
Bridge: And on that Cross, His love held true
                       C                  G
        Through sac-ri-fice, the old made new
                    D               Em
        This life I live, I live in faith
               C  
        Now in Je-sus' Name

                 G
Chorus: I am for-gi-ven
                   D
        No long-er lost
                 Em
        Now I am liv-ing
               C             G         C/G
        In the po-wer of the Cross  |     (Goodbye to...) |
                    G
        Good-bye to sor-row (Goodbye to sorrow)
                     D 
        Wel-come, my joy (Welcome, my joy, 'cause I'm livin')
                 Em
        Now I am li-ving (Yes, I'm livin')
               C             G                            C/G
        In the po-wer of the Cross (Power of the Cross)|       |

       G
Outro: Thank You
                 C 
       Oh God, I thank You
                 Em
       Je-sus, I thank You
       C                 G        C/G  
       Thank You for the Cross |       |

       G 
       Praise You
                 C
       Oh God, I praise You
                 Em
       Je-sus, I praise You
       C                  G
       Praise You for the Cross...
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