No Crown Before the Cross

                                                                                                  Words & Music: E. Pettersen

Nobody wants the sickness, nobody wants the pain

Everybody loves a rainbow but nobody wants the rain

Nobody wants the sorrow, nobody wants the shame

Everybody wants a trophy they just don’t wanna play the game

Jesus said “Take up your cross and follow Me”

But he never said that we could do so easily…

CHORUS:

There’s no crown before the cross

No one ever tasted vict’ry                     

Without first suffering a loss                  

And as we keep our eyes on Jesus          

Just remember, there’s a cost

There’s no crown…before the cross                    

There’s no crown…before the cross

Nobody likes a failure, and it seems we’re all the same         

Everybody wants eternal life but won’t call on Jesus’ name            

No one wants to be an outcast no one wants to be alone         

Everybody wants a friend then tries to make it on their own…

There’s just one way to get thru heaven’s gate

The road is long, but Jesus said “It’s worth the wait

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:

When this life tries to break you He never will forsake you

You know what’s waiting for you on the other side

(Repeat Chorus)

                                                                    © 2023 by E. Pettersen