Symbol Of A Lost Cause Lyrics - Singles - Ginny Owens

He could have prospered in the suburbs 

Instead of working for the poor 

Down at the inner-city mission 

Where there's so much disappointment 

And very few rewards 

For every victory there's a failure 

On these harsh and empty streets 

But if you ask what keeps him going 

He'll say, "I know where I'd be 

If Christ had given up on me" 

Beneath the symbol of a lost cause 

Is where I take my stand 

Beneath the emblem of a Roman cross 

Of a Sacrificial Lamb 

'Cause love never claims the victory 

Till it finally gives it's all 

And that's why the grave is empty 

Beneath the symbol of a lost cause 

I've been a slave to popular opinions 

And I've memorized the gospel of success 

I've had a taste of the politics of power 

And the glamor that commands the world's respect 

But when my eyes are turned to Jesus 

Nailed on a Cross to die for me 

I hear a cock crow in the distance 

And it shatters my illusions 

And drives me to my knees 

Where the last and the least 

Meet the Prince of their Peace 

Where the humble are honored 

And the hungry come to feast