[Intro]
C D Em C D G
[Verse]
C G
So many years I cried 'cause my soul denied
C G
That He would save a wretch like me
C G
So full of gloom and dread that I hung my head
A D
I wouldn't claim the victory
G
Then one day His love like a winged dove
C
Settled down upon my life
G
And I realized he had authorized
D G
My ticket to paradise
[Chorus]
G
On the authority of the Holy Word
C G
I rise up and take my stand
G Em
I'm a blood bought child of the living God
A D
Who is the Great I Am
Dm G
I'm an heir to all that heaven holds
C A
And no principality
G F E
Can ever take away my royal crown
A D G
Given on His authority
[Verse]
C G
It's a mystery why He came to me
C G
Why He would choose me for His own
C G
Why He pulled me out of the lake of doubt
A D
Set me right beside His throne
G
Why he guaranteed, with His seal decreed
C
My inheritance by right
C G
I'm His favored child, and that makes me smile
D G
I'm the center of His delight
[Chorus]
G
On the authority of the Holy Word
C G
I rise up and take my stand
G Em
I'm a blood bought child of the living God
A D
Who is the Great I Am
Dm G
I'm an heir to all that heaven holds
C A
And no principality
G F E
Can ever take away my royal crown
A D G
Given on His authority
(key change)
C
On the authority of the Holy Word
F C
I rise up and take my stand
C Am
I'm a blood bought child of the living God
D G
Who is the Great I Am
Gm C
I'm an heir to all that heaven holds
F D
And no principality
C Bb A
Can ever take away my royal crown
D G C
Given on His authority
[Outro]
Gm C
I'm an heir to all that heaven holds
F D
And no principality
C Bb A
Can ever take away my royal crown
D G C
Given on His authority