There’s a light that cuts through all our claims Of a perfect record, a perfect name It doesn’t come from what I’ve done It can only come from someone else, someone Who opens up the sealed-up scroll And writes the only name that holds The old line still cuts clean and true: The righteous one will in You From faith to faith the story turns The righteousness of God returns Not earned, not bought, not bargained for Just given to the ones who call on Him With our heart we believe With our mouth we confess And the clothes we wear are His righteousness We knew the Law could never clear the books It only showed us how the ledger looks So we stepped across the line He drew And put our trust in what He proved No distinction left between the ranks Just open hands and humble heart From faith to faith the story turns The righteousness of God returns Not earned, not bought, not bargained for Just given to the ones who call on Him With our heart we believe With our mouth we confess And the clothes we wear are His righteousness I can’t have a righteousness of my own Built from the bricks of what I’ve known I want the one that comes by faith alone The one that finds me, claims me, calls me home Without it, nothing reaches Him Without it, every song grows thin But He rewards the ones who seek And keeps the promise when we’re weak From faith to faith the story turns The righteousness of God returns Not earned, not bought, not bargained for Just given to the ones who call on Him With our heart we believe With our mouth we confess And the clothes we wear are His righteousness Just given to the ones who call With the heart… With the mouth… And the clothes we wear Are His righteousness From faith… To faith…
