Lead Me To The Cross

Newsboys' “Lead Me To The Cross” is a prayer to come back to the place of redemption. It starts with the singer arriving quietly: “Savior, I come, quiet my soul, remember redemption's hill where Your blood was spilled for my ransom.” He continues, “Everything I once held dear, I count it all as lost.”

The chorus asks for guidance to that place. “Lead me to the cross, where Your love poured out. Bring me to my knees, Lord, I lay me down. Rid me of myself, I belong to You.” The second verse explains why the cross matters by pointing to who died on it: “You were as I, tempted and trialed, human. Your Word became flesh, bore my sin and death, now You're risen.” The final lines ask to be led to God's heart, then return to the cross once more. The song was a popular choice for worship sets and services of communion or Lent, since it focuses on repentance and surrender. The arrangement is steady and builds toward the chorus, and the lyrics are direct enough to work as a personal prayer during a quiet moment.

Counting everything as loss is Philippians 3:7-8. The Word becoming flesh is John 1:14, and a high priest who was tempted as we are is Hebrews 4:15.