{"id":433,"date":"2019-11-03T16:21:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-03T16:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/spirituality\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2019-11-18T11:51:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T11:51:25","slug":"thank-you-for-the-cross","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/spirituality\/thank-you-for-the-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You for the Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/spirituality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/11\/57e6d3434f56aa14ea898675c6203f78083edbe25156784e7c2773_640_cross.jpg?resize=640%2C284&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/spirituality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/11\/57e6d3434f56aa14ea898675c6203f78083edbe25156784e7c2773_640_cross.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patrickcarpen.com\/spirituality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/11\/57e6d3434f56aa14ea898675c6203f78083edbe25156784e7c2773_640_cross.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, I came a cross a beautiful song on YouTube that blessed my heart, and I&#8217;d like to share it with you  &#8211; hoping that it will bless your heart too, and that in turn, you will bless the heart of God. So without further ado, here it is: Thank You for the Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"678\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LAplJ0_jDFc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here are the lyrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Thank you for the cross, Lord<br>Thank you for the price You paid<br>Bearing all my sin and shame<br>In love You came<br>And gave amazing grace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for this love, Lord<br>Thank you for the nail pierced hands<br>Washed me in Your cleansing flow<br>Now all I know<br>Your forgiveness and embrace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worthy is the Lamb<br>Seated on the throne<br>Crown You now with many crowns<br>You reign victorious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High and lifted up<br>Jesus Son of God<br>The Treasure of Heaven crucified<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for the cross, Lord (thank you)<br>Thank you for the price You paid<br>Bearing all my sin and shame<br>In love You came<br>And gave amazing grace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for this love, Lord<br>Thank you for the nail pierced hands<br>Washed me in Your cleansing flow<br>Now all I know<br>Your forgiveness and embrace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worthy is the Lamb<br>Seated on the throne<br>Crown You now with many crowns<br>You reign victorious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High and lifted up<br>Jesus Son of God<br>The Treasure of Heaven crucified<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worthy is the Lamb<br>Seated on the throne<br>Crown You now with many crowns<br>You reign victorious<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High and lifted up<br>Jesus Son of God<br>The Treasure of Heaven crucified<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb<br>Worthy is the Lamb <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I came a cross a beautiful song on YouTube that blessed my heart, and I&#8217;d like to share it with you &#8211; hoping that it will bless your heart <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/spirituality\/thank-you-for-the-cross\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,13,29,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-433","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-blessings","category-happiness","category-music","category-worship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thank You for the Cross - Spirituality<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Enjoy this beautiful song on YouTube today. 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