On The Authority

So many years I cried 'cause my soul denied

That He would save a wretch like me

So full of gloom and dread that I hung my head

I wouldn't claim the victory

Then one day His love like a winged dove

Settled down upon my life

And I realized he had authorized

My ticket to paradise

On the authority of the Holy Word

I rise up and take my stand

I'm a blood bought child of the living God

Who is the Great I Am

I'm an heir to all that heaven holds

And no principality

Can ever take away my royal crown

Given on His authority

It's a mystery why He came to me

Why He would choose me for His own

Why He pulled me out of the lake of doubt

Set me right beside His throne

Why he guaranteed, with His seal decreed

My inheritance by right

I'm His favored child, and that makes me smile

I'm the center of His delight

On the authority of the Holy Word

I rise up and take my stand

I'm a blood bought child of the living God

Who is the Great I Am

I'm an heir to all that heaven holds

And no principality

Can ever take away my royal crown

Given on His authority

On the authority of the Holy Word

I rise up and take my stand

I'm a blood bought child of the living God

Who is the Great I Am

I'm an heir to all that heaven holds

And no principality

Can ever take away my royal crown

Given on His authority

I'm an heir to all that heaven holds

And no principality

Can ever take away my royal crown

Given on His authority