My silence is a lie
That everything’s all right
It hurts too bad to call this what it is

So I smile and carry on
As a nameless sorrow dawns
Invisible to everyone but you

Jesus near the cross
My heart’s been torn in two
Sacred places have grown cold
And I don’t know what to do

Jesus near the cross
My eyes can barely see
This veil of tears has drawn me here
Into this holy suffering

As you sit here in this hurt with me
Let mercy lead me to
The place where all I live to gain
Is only more of you

No one understands
This aching like You can
Rejected more than I will ever be

You weep with those who weep
And the fellowship is sweet
This grave gives birth to hope that never dies

Jesus near the cross
My heart’s been torn in two
Sacred places have grown cold
And I don’t know what to do

Jesus near the cross
My eyes can barely see
This veil of tears has drawn me here
Into this holy suffering

As you sit here in this hurt with me
Let mercy lead me to
The place where all I live to gain
Is only more of you

Jesus keep me near the cross
There a precious fountain
Free to all a healing stream
Flows from Calvary's mountain

As you sit here in this hurt with me
Let mercy lead me to
The place where all I live to gain
Is only more of you