Back To The Cross

Lester Flatt

Written by Jessie Mae Martin

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

G                              C
I'm out on the sea filled with sorrows
G                         D7
Tossed like a ship to and fro
    G                      C
I'm seeking the help of my Savior
       G          D7           G
By the way of the cross I must go

Verse 2

                         C
Back to the cross and to Jesus
G                      D7
Back to the cross I am called
     G                        C
I've drifted too far and I've wandered
         G           D7          G
From the Savior that once was my own

Verse 3

                                C
The sins of this world have overcome me
G                          D7
Have pushed and left me to roam
       G                C
So I'm going back to my Savior
G           D7        G
Back to the cross and home

Verse 2

                         C
Back to the cross and to Jesus
G                      D7
Back to the cross I am called
     G                        C
I've drifted too far and I've wandered
         G           D7          G
From the Savior that once was my own

Verse 4

                              C
The joys of this life are too fleeting
G                        D7
And I'm left in troubles alone
     G                     C
I've lost the touch of His presence
     G           D7       G
I've drifted too far from home

Verse 2

                         C
Back to the cross and to Jesus
G                      D7
Back to the cross I am called
     G                        C
I've drifted too far and I've wandered
         G           D7          G
From the Savior that once was my own