If this life was a journey
And my story a path
I could draw you a map
On a page and a half
On this map you‘d see heights
And some valleys between
But for sure this one hilltop
Unlike others you‘ve seen
On that hill stands a cross
Quite outdated and old
Yet the story it bears was
A million times told
For the gain of the countless
One there laid down his all
Many heard and believed it
And followed the call
Oh the cross, oh the cross
It means gain and not loss
So i take it upon me
With my head held up high
Moving further, going stronger
As the seasons go by
Like so many I drew near
To encounter such love
That would change my short present
In "forever to last“
With the Son in my heart
And a smile on my face
I am singing this new song
As I‘m joining the race
As I now keep on running
Not without tears or pain
This love keeps me going
Through days of drought, nights of rain
No, the path‘s not grown straighter
Nor have evened the hills
I have not quite arrived yet,
But I certainly will!
Oh the cross, oh the cross
It means gain and not loss
So i take it upon me
With my head held up high
Moving further, going stronger
As the seasons go by
Oh the cross, oh the cross
It means gain and not loss
As i leaned into Jesus
I learned how to live
First He made me all righteous
And then free to forgive