Verse 1

You watched me
Choose my captivity
Patiently waiting for me to see
Time after time
You opened my eyes
You traded Your life for mine

Verse 2

Christ on the cross
Cried out Father please
Forgive them for all that
They cannot see
You looked away
So I could know grace
You gave what I could not pay

Chorus

Oh the cross
Oh the cross
Death defeated for us
Mercy poured out
Heavens doors opened wide
You traded Your life for mine

Verse 3

Hope filled the world
As the light broke through
All that was left
Was an empty tomb
Now death is undone
All sin overcome
Jesus does not know defeat

Chorus

Oh the cross
Oh the cross
Death defeated for us
Mercy poured out
Heavens doors opened wide

Chorus

Oh the cross
Oh the cross
Death defeated for us
Mercy poured out
Heavens doors opened wide
You traded Your life for mine

Bridge

Those were my nails
Put through Your hands
It was my cross
It was my sin
You gave it all
So I could live
Now I will live
Now I will live

Chorus

Oh the cross
Oh the cross
Death defeated for us
Mercy poured out
Heavens doors opened wide

Chorus

Oh the cross
Oh the cross
Death defeated for us
Mercy poured out
Heavens doors opened wide
You traded Your life for mine

Tag

You traded Your life for mine