VERSE 1
My life lived for only me
My days spent so sinfully
My heart was dark, my eyes too blind to see
My pride destroying me
Your life, sent for sin to die
Your blood shed to justify
Upon the cross, My ransom to afford
This sinners great reward

CHORUS
Jesus, thank You for the cross
Thank You for the price You paid for us
Giving up Your life to save the lost
Jesus, thank You for the cross

Here are two of the verses.

Verse 1
In Him I have believed, on this my hope now rests,
That Jesus Christ is risen from the dead!
The all-surpassing joy of knowing Christ my Lord,
The former things, I count them all as loss.
Called out of darkness into Your goodness,
We are Your children, chosen in Christ.
Now in Your family, heirs of the promise,
To Your purpose on the earth I give my life.

Verse 3
Whatever trials may come, in faith, Lord, help us stand
For righteousness and justice in our land.
What fear can hold us now? We run toward the prize,
Our lives already crucified with Christ.
Through every nation Your kingdom advances;
Who can extinguish this spreading flame?
Through tribulations we’ll stand on Your promise:
‘I will build My church and hell will not prevail!’

Verse 2 talks about our unity as the church in Jesus Christ and our call to serve the lost, and verse 4 is a celebration of the final day and the hope of heaven.

You can get all the text here and audio here.

The song is very long, and may take some time to get used to. The first time I listened to it, I thought it was a verse and chorus structure, but the chorus keeps changing – so it actually is just one long verse each time. In teaching it, though it’s usually good anyway to sing a couple verses before asking people to join in, it may be particularly helpful here so that people understand it’s actually a verse.