I Stand Justified
by Michael Doyle

God's grace rewrote my story
To be touched by His glory
By grace, I will testify
About the God that I deify

Greater things have yet to come
As we join linked to His kingdom
All that good that I can conceive
Becomes as possible as I believe

And I stand somehow justified
Despite the times, I've self-crucified
Seeking to kill all the wrong in me
The Lord guided me to new possibilities

In all the efforts that I have tried
There is only one path to be justified
Through the span of a thousand generations
Let our praise be given in veneration

That resonates across the ages
It is written across a thousand pages
His holy name is above us all
Remaining always worthy of recall

And I stand somehow justified
Despite the times, I've self-crucified
Seeking to kill all the wrong in me
The Lord guided me to new possibilities

As the Church, we stand separate and apart
Joined as we are to be holy inside our hearts
We are wiser than we are close to clever 
But smart enough to praise His holiness forever

In all the times that my life has crumbled
I have somehow been held up as I tumbled
Blessed to be healed by the Lord's sacred hand
This life has shown me, and I've come to understand

And I stand somehow justified
Despite the times, I've self-crucified
Seeking to kill all the wrong in me
The Lord guided me to new possibilities

(c) August 7, 2024    Michael Doyle
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