Iustificatio Sola (Justification Only)

[Intro – low chant, distant bell] Kyrie… Christe… Iustificatio nostra Sola fide [Verse 1] I stood in court with blood-stained hands My ledger black with shame Every oath I swore, every law I broke Carved deeper in my name Then the Judge arose and spoke one word That shattered every chain “Not guilty,” He declared me Though guilty I remain [Pre-chorus – clean monk choir] Non ex operibus Sed ex fide in sanguinem (Ephesians 2:8–9) [Chorus] IUSTIFICATIO SOLA Counted righteous while I’m still a thief Covered by the blood I did not shed IUSTIFICATIO SOLA Christ became my sin upon the tree So His righteousness is counted mine instead (2 Corinthians 5:21) [Verse 2] Abraham looked up and saw the stars Believed and it was done David sang of blessedness For the man whose guilt is gone I bring no coin, no sword, no crown Only empty hands I raise And heaven clothes this naked wretch In robes of alien grace [Chorus] IUSTIFICATIO SOLA Counted righteous while I’m still a thief Covered by the blood I did not shed IUSTIFICATIO SOLA Christ became my sin upon the tree So His righteousness is counted mine instead [Bridge – half-time, choir swells] Imputed guilt upon the Lamb Imputed righteousness to me The great exchange upon the cross Sets the captive sinner free (Romans 4:5 / Romans 5:19) [Breakdown – single voice, almost whispered] I am righteous Because He was condemned It is finished The verdict cannot bend [Final Chorus – full roar] IUSTIFICATIO SOLA Peace with God through Jesus’ wounds alone Justified by faith, I stand before the throne IUSTIFICATIO SOLA Who can charge the ones He calls His own? God Himself has justified I am His, and He is mine [Outro – fading plainchant] Gloria in excelsis Deo Et in terra pax Homínibus bonae voluntátis