Lyrics
Though I’m pressed on every side
I still know I’m not abandoned
Though the ways of God aren’t mine
I still know I’m not forsaken
Take all the breath in my lungs
You’ll hear the rocks crying glory to God
Take everything that I’ve got
And you’ll see two empty hands lifted up
You may silence me
The cross forever speaks
Though I’m filled with questions why
I still know I’m not abandoned
Though I suffer in this life
I still know I’m not forsaken
Take all the breath in my lungs
You’ll hear the rocks crying glory to God
Take everything that I’ve got
And you’ll see two empty hands lifted up
You may silence me
The cross forever speaks
Forgiveness for
My enemies
Mercy and grace
I am set free
The price of love
Is paid in full
His blood poured out
How beautiful
Take all the breath in my lungs
You’ll hear the rocks crying glory to God
Take everything that I’ve got
And you’ll see two empty hands lifted up
You may silence me
You may silence me
You may silence me
The cross forever speaks
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Meaning & Inspiration
The Cross Forever Speaks sets suffering and unanswered questions beside confidence that God has not abandoned the faithful. Pressure, limitation, and even attempted silence do not have the final word. Instead, creation gives glory to God, empty hands rise in worship, and the cross continues to declare what human speech may be prevented from saying.
The bridge names the message carried by the cross: forgiveness for enemies, mercy, grace, freedom, sacrificial love, and the blood of Christ poured out. These themes closely align with the New Testament portrayal of reconciliation accomplished through Jesus. The image of rocks crying out also recalls the declaration that creation itself would praise if human voices became silent. By returning to the same confession after describing hardship, the song frames praise as trust rather than denial of pain. Its closing repetition leaves the cross as the enduring witness to grace, freedom, and love fully given.
Related Scripture
- Colossians 1:19-20 Paul describes peace and reconciliation with God through the blood of the cross.
- Luke 19:39-40 Jesus says that if his disciples are silent, the stones will cry out.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Paul describes being pressed and persecuted but not abandoned or destroyed.