Gaither Vocal Band - On The Authority

      [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