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GINNY OWENS WITH JOSH BISSELL AND THE CHURCH WILL SING

Greater Is
The Cross.

What you have done does not get the final word. A modern hymn about the mercy of Jesus.

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GINNY OWENS · JOSH BISSELL · THE CHURCH WILL SING

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OUT NOWJUNE 12, 2026

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Mercy has the final word.

Greater Is The Cross begins where many of us would rather not stay: with the words we wish we could take back, promises we have broken, and choices we regret. It is honest about sin, but it does not leave the listener there.

Ginny Owens wrote the song with Tony Wood and Sam Hart as a modern hymn for the Church. The chorus turns the weight of those opening lines toward a greater truth: Christ's cross is greater than the failures of our lives. Its answer to shame is not denial. It is the saving work of Jesus.

The second verse holds that contrast in view. Accusation is met by repentance and rest in Christ's love. By the final verse, the song is no longer describing a person trapped by a record of wrongs. It is describing people waking to forgiveness and learning to live in freedom.

“Greater is the cross of Christ
Than all the failures of our lives”

FROM THE CHORUS OF “GREATER IS THE CROSS”

Josh Bissell joined Ginny Owens and The Church Will Sing as the release took shape. The shared voices suit the song's purpose. This is not only a private confession; it is a declaration the Church can sing together.

For anyone carrying old guilt into a new day, the song offers a simple place to return: the cross of Christ, and the mercy found there.

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Let the words
become your prayer.

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THE SONG

A hymn shaped
by grace.

The writing moves from confession, through the cross, into the freedom of forgiveness. Read the complete lyrics on the licensed song page.

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RELEASE NOTES

Released: June 12, 2026
Performed by: Ginny Owens with Josh Bissell and The Church Will Sing
Written by: Ginny Owens, Tony Wood, and Sam Hart
Produced by: Kyle Schonewill

Writing and production credits: Syntax Creative. Song background: artist supplied notes.

THE COLLABORATION

Voices for one message.

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KINGDOM CHORUS ARTIST

Josh Bissell

Josh is a singer, songwriter, and worship leader whose songs speak to faith in the middle of ordinary life. Here he joins Ginny and The Church Will Sing in a shared declaration of Christ's mercy.

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Portrait of Ginny Owens

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Ginny Owens & The Church Will Sing

Ginny's songwriting has long brought faith and honest questions into the same room. The Church Will Sing adds a communal voice to a song written for worship and remembrance.

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Greater than
our failures.

Listen to Greater Is The Cross in full, save it to your library, and share it with someone who needs to hear that mercy is still greater.

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