The Promise Of Your Cross

 
Intro
Em7* [play in the  fret]
D* [play in the  fret]

Verse 1
Em7*             D* C
 Forever in my heart  and written on my soul,
Em7*         D*        C  
 The promise of Your cross.
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 I have no other claim,  I have no other plea;
Em7*                   C
 The promise of Your cross, 
            G/B     Am
The hope of every heart.

Chorus
       G
Where mercy ever flows,
       Em7
And shame's no longer known,
       A7sus                 
I'll praise You for the cross,
      C                       G
The promise of Your cross to me.
It never fails to bring 
       Em7               
The cleansing that I need.
       A7sus                 
I'll praise You for the cross,
      C                       G D
The promise of Your cross to me.

Verse 2
Em7*              D*  C
 Embedded in my heart,  and rooted in my soul,
Em7*         D*        C
 The promise of Your cross.
Em7*                  D* C                   D*
 It seals me as Your own,  and tells me I am Yours
Em7*         D*        C
 The promise of Your cross,
            G/B     Am   
The hope of every heart.

Bridge
Em7*                  D*
 Tell it in all the earth, 
C                        D*
 Sing it throughout the world,
Em7*         D*       C  D*
 The promise of the cross.
Em7*                D* C                  D* 
 There is a higher way,  There is a higher hope,
Em7*         D*        C  
 The promise of Your cross,
            G/B     Am 
The hope of every heart.