There's Not a Crown

To every life there comes a question of the heart 
 For extraordinary pain 
Struggle greets you on the mountains that you climb 
A war within the soul for every step you gain. 
 Remember when the winds of sorrow strike you down 
And leave you hopeless and afraid 
 The proof of battle is the wounds that you will bare 
 The scars that built you strong for the journey that you make! 

 Chorus: 
There's not a victory without a fight, 
 There's not a sunrise without a night, 
 There's not a purchase without a cost, There's not a crown without a cross! 
 Uh, without a cross no, no, no! 

No greater anguish ever came upon a man 
 Than when the Son of Glory died 
 The sins of all us were nails that pierced His hands 
An act of sacrifice, the pain within the price! 
His crown was fashioned from His suffering and travail Shone like the sun when He arose 
He showed us triumph even when the war was lost 
He carried out a plan so that every man will know: 

 Chorus: 
There's not a victory without a fight, 
 There's not a sunrise without a night, 
 There's not a purchase without a cost, 
 There's not a crown without a cross! 

God will guide you when you cling to His hand 
 Strength will find you when you know how to stand 
To persevere to the end! 

 Chorus: 
There's not a victory without a fight, 
There's not a sunrise without a night, 
There's not a purchase without a cost, 
 There's not a crown without a cross! 
 Oh, and there's not a crown without a cross!