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I’ve got an Old Wooden Cross
That nearly got lost
But it made it through
The second world war
It still shines a light
Through the darkest of nights
And now I've got it
Hanging on my door

Somewhere in Poland, 1892
A woodworker carved the King of the Jews
In the blitzkrieg of 1939
The tanks rolled through in the middle of the night

But the cavalry charge was in vain
They were outgunned and bombs fell like rain
The pastor knew they’d burn the church house down
So he hid the cross where it would not be found

I’ve got an Old Wooden Cross
That nearly got lost
But it made it through
The second world war
It still shines a light
Through the darkest of nights
And now I've got it
Hanging on my door

A century of prayers and benedictions
Are stored inside the grains of this crucifixion
It crossed an ocean and landed on our shores
To bear witness to more unholy wars

But those soldiers would not have died in vain
If we realized were all just the same
Forgive them all and lay down our arms
They know not what they do, so do no harm

I’ve got an Old Wooden Cross
That nearly got lost
But it made it through
The second world war
It still shines a light
Through the darkest of nights
And now I've got it
Hanging on my door

It still shines a light
Through the darkest of nights
And now I've got it
Hanging on my door

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from Old Wooden Cross​/​Potter's Field, released October 1, 2021

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