Key: E
Introduction:
A G
These days shallow and feeble resolve abound
A G
And true devotion and passionate fervor are seldom found
D E
But there are those who often feel they're all alone
F#m G
Those of whose identites are known
D A
By the mark of the crucified Son
E B C#m A
Praying, caring, loving, sharing
C#m A B
These are the marks of the cross
E B C#m A
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring
D B
To lay down your life on the line
C#m A
Forgetting what you leave behind
C#m A B
And willing to suffer the loss
D C#m B
Of the marks of the cross
A G
These days the search for detachment and solitude
A G
Lead to retreating to fortresses noone would dare intrude
D E
Then there are those whose restless burdens start to show
F#m G
Those who unmistakably most know
D A
There's no crown 'til we sugger the cross
E B C#m A
Praying, caring, loving, sharing
C#m A B
These are the marks of the cross
E B C#m A
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring
D B
To lay down your life on the line
C#m A
Forgetting what you leave behind
C#m A B
And willing to suffer the loss
D
Of the marks of the cross
C#m A
All our identity rests in the knowledge
E B
Of who we're created to be
C#m A
We are His workmanship, made in His image
E B
For all of creation to see
E B
The marks of His pain and His glory
F# C# D#m B
Praying, caring, loving, sharing
D#m B C#
These are the marks of the cross
F# C# D#m B
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring
E C#
To lay down your life on the line
D#m B
Forgetting what you leave behind
D#m B C#
And willing to suffer the loss
F#
Of the marks of the cross
E D#m C# F#
The cross