What The Cross Really Is

Everyone sees a cross for what it is
 It's not a place of hope
 It's a place of suffering
 Everyone sees a grave for what it is
 It's not a door to victory, it's a final ending
 But when a Savior chooses to make a sacrifice
 It shows me what Calvary really looks like
 It looks like shackles being broken
 Like burdens being lifted
 Like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame
 Looks like hope that's never ending
 Like darkness into blessing
 I pray that I never miss what the cross really is
 What the cross really is
 Lord, you gave me new eyes, so I could see
 All of your mercies right there in front of me
 Let my faith walk on water, let the world finally see
 That it's you that they're seeing when they're looking at me
 Looks like shackles being broken
 Like burdens being lifted
 Like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame
 Looks like hope that's never ending
 Like darkness into blessing
 I pray that I never miss what the cross really is
 What the cross really is
 It's where I first saw the light
 It's where you laid down your life
 And my burdens they all washed away
 It's where my sin couldn't hide
 From my Savior who died
 So that I would know what a sacrifice really looks like
 It looks like shackles being broken
 Like burdens being lifted
 Like sinners finally free from their guilt and shame
 Looks like hope that's never ending
 Like darkness into blessing
 I pray that I never miss what the cross really is
 What the cross really is
 What the cross really is
 What the cross really is