[Verse 1] You didn’t call me to be lifted high Or build a name that fades away You called me here to live and die So Christ in me would stay [Chorus] Calling is not a crown, it’s a cross I bear Not a throne of gold, but a life laid down I will lose myself so You can be found There is only a cross before the crown [Verse 2] The weight I carry, none may see The quiet wars fought on my knees But in my weakness, You are strong Your grace is all I need [Chorus] Calling is not a crown, it’s a cross I bear Not a throne of gold, but a life laid down I will lose myself so You can be found There is only a cross before the crown [Bridge] You wore the cross I could not bear You took my sin, my shame, my place Now all I am belongs to You My life poured out in grace [Final Chorus (Lifted, declarative)] Calling is not a crown, it’s a cross I bear Not a throne of gold, but a life laid down I will lose myself so You can be found There is only a cross before the crown Calling is not a crown, it’s a cross I bear Not a throne of gold, but a life laid down I will lose myself so You can be found There is only a cross before the crown [Tag] Cross before the crown Cross before the crown Cross before the crown
