The Power of the Cross

Words and Music by

KEITH GETTY

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and STUART TOWNED
Transcribed by: Samuel Silva Arranged by Gary Rhodes

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Flowing, freely  = 129

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   
D /F♯
E /G♯ A

   
A2 A

     
Asus/B E7/B Aadd2/C♯ A /C♯

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        
    
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Piano

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1st time: Female Solo

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2nd time: Choir (parts)

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1. Oh, to see the

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2. Oh, to see the

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
  
 D2/F♯ D/F♯
     
Dmaj7 Aadd2/C♯ A /C♯ Bm7 Dmaj7 Esus4 E E2/G♯ E /G♯

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     
   


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  
        

 
         
dawn of the dark est day, Christ on the

  
pain writ ten on Your face, bear ing the

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 
        
A2 A Asus4/B Aadd2/C♯ A /C♯ D

     
     
      
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 14 
2

    
     
   
road to Cal va ry. Tried by sin ful

             
aw some weight of sin. Ev 'ry bit ter

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
  
   
   
A /C♯ cues 2nd time only Bm7 Dmaj7 Esus4 E

 
D2/F♯ D /F♯ E2/G♯ E /G♯

  
   
  
  

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     
    
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 
  
18   
  
        

 
      
men, torn and beat en, then nailed

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to

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a

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thought, ev 'ry e vil deed cown ing Your

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     
         
Aadd2 A Asus/B A2/C♯ A /C♯ D

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3

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

   
       
  
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   
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SOLO with Women (unison)

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 
2nd time to CODA

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22

  

       
cross of wood. This, the pow'r of the

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blood stained

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2nd time to CODA

            
   
A /C♯ Dmaj7 Esus4 E /D A /C♯ D E /G♯

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3

        
27

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cross: Christ be came sun for us.

      A2 A
    
         
A2 A A2/C♯ D E /G♯

  
      
      
   
  
         
      
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 
Took the blame, bore the wrath, we

    
        
A /C♯ B /D♯ E E /D

    
D

   
 
   
           

    

   
36

       


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
stand for giv en at the cross.

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
A /C♯ D D2/F♯ D /F♯

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Esus4 E E2/G♯

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E /G♯

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      
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

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D.S. al Coda

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A2 Asus4/B A2/C♯ A /C♯ Esus4 E

 
39 Dmaj7 Bm7

     
 
  
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    
4
 CODA

           
42 

 
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               
brow. This, the pow'r (this, the pow er) of the

  

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   
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D

 
Esus4 E /D A /C♯ E /G♯

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   
   
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cresc.

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 
       
  


     
          
cross Christ be came (Christ be came) sin for

   



    
     
           
A2 A A2/C♯ A /C♯ D E /G♯

        
      
      
   
 
   
      
     
50

 
building

       
     
us Took the blame, took the blame, bore the

      


  
    
     
        
A2 A A /C♯ D

   
B /D♯

      

    
          
building

     
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5

      
     
   
      
    
wrath, we


stand for giv en at the cross.

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
   
     
A /C♯ D Esus4 E Esus4 F


E /D


E

       
       
     
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
    
    
Steady Tempo

       
 
3. Now the day light flees



      
           
   
E♭ /F F E♭ /G Fadd2/A F /A B♭

      
      
  
Steady Tempo

   

61   
              
   

               
    
now the ground be neath quakes as its Ma ker

 
 


        
         
         
B♭add2/D B♭ /D


B♭sus/C E♭ B♭ /D Gm

   
      
    

      
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     
         

             
bows His head. Cur tain torn in two,

 
 


 3
         

     
    
    
Cm7 E♭maj7 Fsus4 F E♭add2/G E♭ /G Fadd2/A F /A B♭

  
3

  
    
    
 
  
  
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              

    
 

     
"Fin ished!" the vic t'ry

      
dead are raised to life;

     
"Fin ished!" the vic t'ry

  
 


                 
                   
B♭sus/C B♭ /D 3 E♭ B♭ /D 3


     
   
    
      
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   
         
   


cry!

 
    
cry! This, the pow'r (this, the pow er of the

    
     
 
the pow er

 


 
 3      B♭ E♭

                  
  
Fsus4 F /E♭ B♭ /D E♭ F /A

     
 
                  
 


         
 
77   
7

               


    
(Christ be came)

  
Christ be came sin for

     
cross.

   
be came

   


  
   B♭ E♭
 
            
      
  
B♭2 B♭ F B♭ B♭ /D E♭ F /A

    
    
            
           

   
81   
              

       
     
took the

    
blame,


us. Took the blame, bore the

  



         
                    
B♭2 B♭ F B♭ B♭ /D E♭ C /E
F

   

   
   
             
building

          

85  
      
     

        
   
We,

  
wrath, stand for giv en at the cross.

 



      E♭ 3  
 
  
   
          
B♭ /A♭


F /E♭ B♭ /D Fsus4


F Fsus4 B♭

 
3 3


    
          
        
  
 89   
   
8

          


              
4.Oh, to see my name writ ten in the

   



  G /B 
  
                        
     
G

         
Gsus4 3 F /A C Csus/D

    
3

 
   
      
        


      
     
93 
        
    

      
    
wounds, for through Your suf fring I am free!

   



    3
       
             
G

     
C /E F C /E Dm7 Fmaj7 Gsus4

        
     
    
 
 
        

98    
 

            
with power!

 live,
            

Death is crushed to death, life is mine to

   
  


   
  
             
          
            
F /A G /B C C Csus/D C /E

 
    

             
   
        
102 
  
9

       


         
   
This, the


won through Your self less love!
won

 


       3 
        
     
    
        
F C /F F C /E 3 Gsus4 G /F C /E F

 
  
        
  


     
106  
             
    

 
         
    
pow'r (this, the pow er) of the cross: Son of God (Son of

   
 



             
   




 C
                     
G /B


C F C2 C G C C /E F

   
 
     
         
      
      
      
111   
                 


       
      
God) What a love! (what a love!) What a

       
slain for us.

  
  



F      
   
                         
 
 
G /B


C2 C G C C /E F D /F♯

  
  
                  
                  
     
 116 
10

    
     

           
We

 
cost! stand for giv en at the cross.

    



  G
       
 

        
     
 
G G /F C /E F Fmaj7 Gsus4 G C


 
          
       
                
 
120          
       
 Huge!


       
  
This, the pow'r (the pow'r) of the cross.

     
 


  
 F C F
       
        
C

       
G /B

  
C /E F6 C G


     


                
             

124  
       
          


    
slain for us.

  
Son of God

   
(Son of God)

       
  


 F C F 
         
   
  
       
Am G /A


C C /E F6 G

 
          
 
   
           
       
128    
  
11

            


          
What a love What a cost! We

     
(What a love!)

    
   


        
                 
G /F

 

Am/G G C /E Cmaj7/E F C /F D /F♯ G2 G 3

       
              
              
132       
      
   


 
      
  
stand for giv en at the cross,

       



         G     Gsus4  G /B 
  
                   
         
C /E /F F C Gsus4 F /A C

       
              
            
 
     
 
136    

 
 
rit.

 

the cross!

  
  



  
        
 
C

  
       
      
G /B Csus4

  
3 F /A

   
   
            
3 rit.

           
