1. Behind the captivating claims of shows and movies, sport and news, are powers and systems, made to serve, that fail, deceive, enslave, abuse. The lure of honor, flag, or gun, unnoticed, like the air we breathe, pervades and warms our inmost heart, and bids us worship and believe. Ref. But Christ, who bore the cross, will melt the fear of death, erasing all our sins, and fooling all the powers with resurrected love. Alleluia! 2. The ancient gods of lust and greed have reappeared in new disguise to woo us into big deceits with self-deceiving little lies. The daily domination game entices with its throbbing sound, yet empty spins the carousel, forever going round and round. Ref. But Christ, who bore the cross,... 3. Who else but Jesus could refuse to conquer in the name of God, make selfish bread, or drag to faith a crowd by wonders shocked and awed? Who else but Christ could practice peace, and heal, and teach us to resist the deadly domination game without a dagger or a fist? Ref. For Christ, who bore the cross,... 4. Who else but Christ could face and feel his body torn like broken bread, forgive his torturers, and trust that hope would live, though he were dead? Who else but Christ can unify our clashing creeds and warring views and help us keep our aim and end embodied in the means we use? Ref. For Christ, who bore the cross,...