Nothing can truly capture the depth and heart of the cross. This song takes the observer's position, as Mary Magdalene sings of her fears of being alone and unloved, as she watches Jesus die on the cross.

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The Cross

Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum (pronounced yaysus nazaraynus rex yoodayorum)
Darkness falls across the sun
All hope is gone
Light and life have left
I am alone
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum

Shadows fall upon the earth
Nothing spoken
Night has overcome the day
Is promise broken?
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum

Through the veiling of the sun
The veil is rent
Was it only for this death
That He was sent?
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum

Will we wake to find the sun
Or hear His name?
Will He rise out of the darkness
And bitter pain?
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum

If I believe I will find Him
Beyond my dreams
Then His promise lives in me
And what I've seen.
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum

In the dark I hear Him call
It is finished.