One Stroke down
One Stoke across
The brandigs of Christ's Cross

Stroke comes down
-Remember man that  you Are dust-

The ashes crumble to the floor
The blood drops to the ground,
take this pain, I give to you
My anguish and suffering,
My offering unto you
Feel the lashings of the whip
The thorns placed upon your crown
absorb the pain of giving in,
Into the mortality of human sin

The stoke goes across

-Remember man that you are dust and unto dust

you Shall-

The last of the ashes fall to the ground
the blood can give no more
Peace and healing come to be
As the words are spoken as a creed
the promise of God's forgiveness
Consecrated in his blood,
His sacrifice brings fire to the world
Creating new ashes from our souls

-Remember man that you Are dust and to dust

you shall return-

One Stroke down
One Stroke across
The brandings of Christ's cross.