As (F#5)long as I re (G#)mem ber, I’ve been walk ing through the wil der ness, I (G#)pray ing to the Fa ther and the wait ing for my time.
I’ve (A)come here with a mis sion, Lord, and soon I’ll give my (Bm)life for this world.
I’m (F#5)pray ing in the (G#)gar den, and I’m look ing for a mir a cle.
I (G#)find the jour ney hard, but it’s the rea son I was born.
I’ve (A)Can this cup be passed on?
Lord, I pray Your will be (Bm)done in this world.
I’m
So I’ll car ry my cross,
and I’ll car ry the shame
to the end of the road,
through the strug gle and pain.
And I’ll do it for love;
no, it won’t be in vain.
Yes, I’ll car ry my
and I’ll car ry the shame.
I (F#m)feel like I’m a lone here, and I’m treat ed like a (Bm)crim i nal.
The (F#m)time has come for me now, e ven though I’ve done no (Bm)wrong.
(D)Fa ther, please for (A)give them; they know not what they’ve (Bm)done in this world.
So I’ll car ry my cross,
Three more days, and I’ll be com ing back a gain.
Three more days, and I’ll be com ing back a gain.
Yeah, so I’ll car ry my cross,
and I’ll car ry the shame
to the end of the road,
through the strug gle and pain.
And I’ll do it for love;
no, it won’t be in vain.
Yes, I’ll car ry my cross,
and I’ll car ry the shame.
Hal le lu!
Yeah, I’ll car ry my cross.
Yeah, I’ll car ry the shame.
Oh, and I’ll do it for love.
Oh, I will car ry my cross.
Yeah, I’ll car ry my cross.
Yeah, I’ll car ry the shame.
Oh, and I’ll do it for love.
Oh, I will car ry my cross.
This page shows “Carry My Cross” by Third Day in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of F# at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.