The Cross

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[Verse 1]
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Black day, stormy night
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No love, no hope in sight
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Don't cry, He is coming
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Don't die without knowing the cross

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[Verse 2]
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Ghettos to the left of us
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Flowers to the right
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There'll be bread for all of us
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If we can just bear the cross

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[Verse 3]
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Sweet song of salvation
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A pregnant mother sings
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She lives in starvation
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Her children need all that she brings

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[Verse 4]
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We all have our problems
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Some big, some are small
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Soon all of our problems
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Will be taken by the cross

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[Verse 5]
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Black day, stormy night
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No love, no hope in sight
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Don't cry for He is coming
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Don't die without knowing the cross, no

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[Verse 6]
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Ghettos to the left of us
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Flowers to the right
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There'll be bread for all, y'all
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If we can just, just bear the cross, yeah

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[Verse 7]
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We all have our problems
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Some are big, some are small
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Soon all of our problems, y'all
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Will be taken by the cross, no

[Outro]
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The cross
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The cross