Marks Of The Cross

Intro

A  G
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