Chords for Casting Crowns - The Power Of The Cross (Story Behind the Song)
Tempo:
94.35 bpm
Chords used:
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Eb
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Gm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I am [Bb] forgiven, no longer [Dm] lost.
[F] I think one of the things that makes us thankful and [Gm] passionate as believers is [Eb] remembering
who we were without Jesus.
[Bb] Ephesians 2 is probably [Bb] one of the best descriptions of who we are without Jesus.
Dead in our sin.
[Eb] There's no finding our way to Him.
[Bb] There's no figuring out a way to Him.
There's no knowing enough about Him or doing [Gm] enough for Him.
Dead men don't do [Eb] anything, right?
But He [Bb] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and He's delivered us into the kingdom
of the Son that He loves.
Colossians chapter 2 says that He took the [F] record of death that stood against us and
He canceled it, [Gm] nailing it to the cross.
Jesus [Eb] said on the cross, He said, Tatalista.
[Bb] That's an accounting term for paid in full.
It's a stamp that they would put on things.
This record is canceled.
It's been taken care of.
That's [F] what Jesus did for me on that cross.
That is power.
That is [Gm] life-changing power.
And the thing [Eb] about the power of the cross, what God did [Bb] through His Son on that cross,
not only saved me, but now it sustains [F] me.
I still need Jesus, right?
[Gm] Yes, I belong to Him, but now I'm in [Eb] the process of becoming like Him a little more [Bb] every day.
And when I get a hold [F] of the fact of who I was and who [Gm] I am now because of Jesus, now
[Eb] I start seeing other people like Jesus sees them.
And now instead of being mad at [Bb] the world for being lost, I become broken for how lost
the world is.
I've got to get [F] them to the cross.
I've got to show them what Jesus did in me.
I got to tell them my story.
I got to point them to what only Jesus can do.
[F] Power of the cross can change lives, and it changed mine.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] I think one of the things that makes us thankful and [Gm] passionate as believers is [Eb] remembering
who we were without Jesus.
[Bb] Ephesians 2 is probably [Bb] one of the best descriptions of who we are without Jesus.
Dead in our sin.
[Eb] There's no finding our way to Him.
[Bb] There's no figuring out a way to Him.
There's no knowing enough about Him or doing [Gm] enough for Him.
Dead men don't do [Eb] anything, right?
But He [Bb] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and He's delivered us into the kingdom
of the Son that He loves.
Colossians chapter 2 says that He took the [F] record of death that stood against us and
He canceled it, [Gm] nailing it to the cross.
Jesus [Eb] said on the cross, He said, Tatalista.
[Bb] That's an accounting term for paid in full.
It's a stamp that they would put on things.
This record is canceled.
It's been taken care of.
That's [F] what Jesus did for me on that cross.
That is power.
That is [Gm] life-changing power.
And the thing [Eb] about the power of the cross, what God did [Bb] through His Son on that cross,
not only saved me, but now it sustains [F] me.
I still need Jesus, right?
[Gm] Yes, I belong to Him, but now I'm in [Eb] the process of becoming like Him a little more [Bb] every day.
And when I get a hold [F] of the fact of who I was and who [Gm] I am now because of Jesus, now
[Eb] I start seeing other people like Jesus sees them.
And now instead of being mad at [Bb] the world for being lost, I become broken for how lost
the world is.
I've got to get [F] them to the cross.
I've got to show them what Jesus did in me.
I got to tell them my story.
I got to point them to what only Jesus can do.
[F] Power of the cross can change lives, and it changed mine.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Bb]
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I am [Bb] forgiven, _ _ _ no longer [Dm] lost.
[F] I think one of the things that makes us thankful and [Gm] passionate as believers is [Eb] remembering
who we were without Jesus.
[Bb] Ephesians 2 is probably [Bb] one of the best descriptions of who we are without Jesus.
Dead in our sin.
[Eb] There's no finding our way to Him.
[Bb] There's no figuring out a way to Him.
There's no knowing enough about Him or doing [Gm] enough for Him.
Dead men don't do [Eb] anything, right?
But He [Bb] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and He's delivered us into the kingdom
of the Son that He loves.
Colossians chapter 2 says that He took the [F] record of death that stood against us and
He canceled it, [Gm] nailing it to the cross.
Jesus [Eb] said on the cross, He said, Tatalista.
[Bb] That's an accounting term for paid in full.
It's a stamp that they would put on things.
This record is canceled.
It's been taken care of.
That's [F] what Jesus did for me on that cross.
That is power.
That is [Gm] life-changing power.
And the thing [Eb] about the power of the cross, what God did [Bb] through His Son on that cross,
not only saved me, but now it sustains [F] me.
I still need Jesus, right?
[Gm] Yes, I belong to Him, but now I'm in [Eb] the process of becoming like Him a little more [Bb] every day.
And when I get a hold [F] of the fact of who I was and who [Gm] I am now because of Jesus, now
[Eb] I start seeing other people like Jesus sees them.
And now instead of being mad at [Bb] the world for being lost, I become broken for how lost
the world is.
I've got to get [F] them to the cross.
I've got to show them what Jesus did in me.
I got to tell them my story.
I got to point them to what only Jesus can do.
[F] Power of the cross can change lives, and it changed mine.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I think one of the things that makes us thankful and [Gm] passionate as believers is [Eb] remembering
who we were without Jesus.
[Bb] Ephesians 2 is probably [Bb] one of the best descriptions of who we are without Jesus.
Dead in our sin.
[Eb] There's no finding our way to Him.
[Bb] There's no figuring out a way to Him.
There's no knowing enough about Him or doing [Gm] enough for Him.
Dead men don't do [Eb] anything, right?
But He [Bb] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and He's delivered us into the kingdom
of the Son that He loves.
Colossians chapter 2 says that He took the [F] record of death that stood against us and
He canceled it, [Gm] nailing it to the cross.
Jesus [Eb] said on the cross, He said, Tatalista.
[Bb] That's an accounting term for paid in full.
It's a stamp that they would put on things.
This record is canceled.
It's been taken care of.
That's [F] what Jesus did for me on that cross.
That is power.
That is [Gm] life-changing power.
And the thing [Eb] about the power of the cross, what God did [Bb] through His Son on that cross,
not only saved me, but now it sustains [F] me.
I still need Jesus, right?
[Gm] Yes, I belong to Him, but now I'm in [Eb] the process of becoming like Him a little more [Bb] every day.
And when I get a hold [F] of the fact of who I was and who [Gm] I am now because of Jesus, now
[Eb] I start seeing other people like Jesus sees them.
And now instead of being mad at [Bb] the world for being lost, I become broken for how lost
the world is.
I've got to get [F] them to the cross.
I've got to show them what Jesus did in me.
I got to tell them my story.
I got to point them to what only Jesus can do.
[F] Power of the cross can change lives, and it changed mine.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _