Verse 1
Black day, stormy night
No love, no hope in sight
Don't cry, He is coming
Don't die without knowing the cross
Riff
Verse 2
Ghettos to the left of us
Flowers to the right
There'll be bread for all of us
If we can just bear the cross
Riff
Verse 3
Sweet song of salvation
A pregnant mother sings
She lives in starvation
Her children need all that she brings
Riff
Verse 4
We all have our problems
Some big, some are small
Soon all of our problems
Will be taken by the cross
Riff
Verse 5
Black day, stormy night
No love, no hope in sight
Don't cry for He is coming
Don't die without knowing the cross, no
Riff
Verse 6
Ghettos to the left of us
Flowers to the right
There'll be bread for all, y'all
If we can just, just bear the cross, yeah
Riff
Verse 7
We all have our problems
Some are big, some are small
Soon all of our problems, y'all
Will be taken by the cross, no
Outro
The cross
The cross