By the Way of the Cross

Condemned to die on a cross, for crimes he had done,
 The thief was guilty everyone could see,
 But his destiny was changed as he looked at Jesus and said,
 When your kingdom comes, remember me.
 In paradise that day he stood, just like the Lord had said he would.
 Surrounded by those who'd gone before,
 But one said friend,
 how did you come, what are the deeds you have done.
 With tears in his eyes, I can hear him reply,
 There are no merits to my name, no works that I can claim.
 He who brought me here told me to say,
 I have come here by the way of the cross,
 I have come by the way of the cross,
 It is nothing I have done, It's the suffering of God's son,
 I have come by the way of the cross.
 I have nothing to claim but my guilt and my shame,
 Hopelessly lost I could not find my way,
 Until this glorious light of love shone down on me.
 His mercy washed all my sin away, and what he did for me that day
 Was a price I know he paid. By his grace I too can say, forever say.
 I have come by the way of the cross,
 I have come by the way of the cross,
 It is nothing I have done, it's the suffering of God's son,
 I have come by the way
 I see millions gathered round the
 throne, from every kindred and tongue,
 Those redeemed by the blood of the
 Lamb, as they cast their crowns at his feet,
 This will be their story, this will be their song.
 We have come by the way of the cross,
 we have come by the way of the cross.
 It is nothing we have done, It's the suffering of God's Son,
 We have come by the way, come by the way... of the cross
 Of the cross, the cross