Why must this cross I carry
Be such a heavy burden
I'm to weak on my own to do this
That much I know for certain

You have more faith in me Lord
Than I have in myself
If you really knew me
You would find somebody else

That is when it is you remind me
Who you've used to build your kingdom come
Prostitutes, thieves, and liars
The list goes on and on

When you needed perfection
That's the moment you sent us your Son
Who am I to even question
The Perfect Righteous One

Sometimes I seem to forget Lord
You're the one who knows me best
You look beyond my present
You're not concerned with my past

You're the one who knows of the future
Because you hold it all in your hands
To bring forth that which you have promised
In the fulfillment of your mighty plan

So Lord, help lift this cross that I carry
Onto this great sinners back
Giving me the strength to succeed
In all the things for you that I lack

How can I explain this mystery
Of the amazing grace that's changed the heart in me
All because of Christ and Christ alone

It's not who I am or what I've done
There's no hope for me in how I perform
All because of Christ and Christ alone

There's a great chasm between that separates
The love of God from my mistakes
All because of Christ and Christ alone

The arms held out on that shameful cross
Endured sins pain to endear the lost
All because of Christ and Christ alone

In Christ I trust, in Christ I am
No great mystery in where I stand
All because of Christ and Christ alone

Christ is life, that's all I need to know
Where I need to be is Christ alone
All because of Christ and Christ alone

You can't stop a speeding train
By standing on the tracks in the pouring rain

You can't grab a thunder bolt passing by
If your out in left field with hands in your Levi's

You can't talk a drunk out of his last drink
If he's got nowhere that he'd rather be

You can't stop a wild stampede
With only one hand raised and two left feet

You can't stop a bullet from a gun
No matter how fast you think you can run

You can't stop the sun from showing itself
By promising the day to somebody else

You can't stop the moon from shinning bright
By staying behind locked doors at night

And you can't stop the way I feel
When I'm next to you cause my love is real

How much more can this soul take
Have I not learned from past mistakes
As they point to who I am
A fallen leaf blown on the wind

There's the ache inside of me
The constant tug won't let me be
Taking me, Lord only knows
Places I don't care to go

Am I happy with where I am
More like Custer and his last stand
As I face the enemy
Whom I'm afraid could be me

If that is true what can I do
Will I have the foresight to move
Or continue to stand in my way
The same today as yesterday
Or will I learn from my mistakes

When will my
                Weakness become strength,
How do       I become stronger than my
                Hopelessness ,
Yearning      for the peace that
                 Yielding would bring.