The Cross Of St. Andrew Lyrics - Five Iron Frenzy

One missed step can make you stumble 

you set yourself up for a fall 

you punish yourself for each failure, 

dogma beat out alcohol 

when all of your principles were fashioned 

you thought your new rules made you new 

but maybe those X's on your hands are whats killing you 

Chorus: 

The Cross of Saint Andrew 

never meant to take His place 

The Cross of Saint Andrew 

echoes of His grace 

When Saint Andrew knew the measure 

he knew the cost of sacrifice 

he left all that he knew behind him 

great things come at such great price 

But all of this never brought the answers 

obedience comes with controversy 

what changed him changes me today 

Christ has mercy 

Chorus: 

The Cross of Saint Andrew 

never meant to take His place 

The Cross of Saint Andrew 

echoes of His grace 

All your sins can be forgiven 

all of this was always free 

Jesus loves without condition 

this is what freedom means to me 

Nihil ergo nunc damnationis 

est his qui sunt in Christo Iesu 

qui non secundum carnem ambulant 

(There is therefore now no condemnation 

to them which are in Christ Jesus, 

who walk not after the flesh, 

but after the Spirit) 

-Romans 8:1,2