it s not just about the manger where the baby lay it s not all about the angels who sang for him that day it s not just about the shepherds or the bright and shining star it s not all about the wisemen who travelled from afar chorus it s about the cross it s about my sin it s about how jesus came to be born once so that we could be born again it s about the stone that was rolled away so that you and i could have real life someday it s about the cross it s about the cross verse 2 it s not just about the presents underneath the tree it s not all about the feeling that the season brings to me it s not just about coming home to be with those you love it s not all about the beauty in the snow i m dreaming of repeat chorus bridge the beginning of the story is wonderful and great but it s the ending that can save you and that s why we celebrate it s about the cross it s about my sin it s about how jesus came to be born once so that we could be born again it s about god s love nailed to a tree it s about every drop of blood that flowed from him when it should have been me it s about the stone that was rolled away so that you and i could have real life someday so that you and i could have real life someday it s about the cross it s about the cross