[Intro]  A  G

A                                                   G
These days shallow and feeble resolve abound

                   A                                                  G
And true devotion and passionate fervor are seldom found

                      D                         E
But there are those who often feel they're all alone

F#m                       G
Those of whose identites are known

             D                               A
By the mark of the crucified Son

E            B         C#m     A
Praying, caring, loving, sharing

C#m          A                         B
These are the marks of the cross

E          B           C#m       A
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring

     D                                     B
To lay down your life on the line

    C#m                                    A
Forgetting what you leave behind

       C#m    A                  B
And willing to suffer the loss

                                  D     C#m B
Of the marks of the cross

A                                                                   G
These days the search for detachment and solitude

                  A                                                    G
Lead to retreating to fortresses noone would dare intrude

                         D                                  E
Then there are those whose restless burdens start to show

F#m                      G
Those who unmistakably most know

                     D                                   A
There's no crown 'til we sugger the cross

E            B         C#m     A
Praying, caring, loving, sharing

C#m          A                         B
These are the marks of the cross

E          B           C#m       A
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring

     D                                     B
To lay down your life on the line

    C#m                                    A
Forgetting what you leave behind

       C#m    A                  B
And willing to suffer the loss

                                  D
Of the marks of the cross

C#m                  A
All our identity rests in the knowledge

       E                              B
Of who we're created to be

C#m                                    A
We are His workmanship, made in His image

       E                         B
For all of creation to see

          E                                       B
The marks of His pain and His glory

F#          C#       D#m     B
Praying, caring, loving, sharing

D#m          B                        C#
These are the marks of the cross

F#        C#         D#m      B
Giving, bearing, feeling, daring

      E                                    C#
To lay down your life on the line

    D#m                                    B
Forgetting what you leave behind

       D#m         B            C#
And willing to suffer the loss

                                  F#
Of the marks of the cross

          E     D#m C# F#
The cross