On the Authority

<p>So many years I cried &#39;cause my soul denied <br/>That He would save a wretch like me <br/>So full of gloom and dread that I hung my head <br/>I wouldn&#39;t claim the victory <br/>Then one day His love like a winged dove <br/>Settled down upon my life <br/>And I realized he had authorized <br/>My ticket to paradise </p><p>On the authority of the Holy Word <br/>I rise up and take my stand <br/>I&#39;m a blood bought child of the living God <br/>Who is the Great I Am <br/>I&#39;m an heir to all that heaven holds <br/>And no principality <br/>Can ever take away my royal crown <br/>Given on His authority </p><p>It&#39;s a mystery why He came to me <br/>Why He would choose me for His own <br/>Why He pulled me out of the lake of doubt <br/>Set me right beside His throne <br/>Why he guaranteed, with His seal decreed <br/>My inheritance by right <br/>I&#39;m His favored child, and that makes me smile <br/>I&#39;m the center of His delight </p><p>On the authority of the Holy Word <br/>I rise up and take my stand <br/>I&#39;m a blood bought child of the living God <br/>Who is the Great I Am <br/>I&#39;m an heir to all that heaven holds <br/>And no principality <br/>Can ever take away my royal crown <br/>Given on His authority </p><p>On the authority of the Holy Word <br/>I rise up and take my stand <br/>I&#39;m a blood bought child of the living God <br/>Who is the Great I Am <br/>I&#39;m an heir to all that heaven holds <br/>And no principality <br/>Can ever take away my royal crown <br/>Given on His authority </p><p>I&#39;m an heir to all that heaven holds <br/>And no principality <br/>Can ever take away my royal crown <br/>Given on His authority</p>