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