Title: Before God Alone

Verse 1
I was not made by paper,
Not named by fear or chain,
Not held together by the voices
Of a world that loves its claim.
I was breathed by holy mercy,
Formed by more than dust and breath,
And no hand of man can own the soul
Christ redeemed through life and death.

Verse 2
They may ask for my agreement,
They may call me to conform,
They may dress a passing shadow
In a civil, borrowed form.
But the question standing in me
Is not what men would have me be,
It is whether I can wound my heart
And deny what God sees in me.

Chorus
Before God alone, I stand or fall,
Before God alone, I answer the call.
Not every yoke is mine to wear,
Not every name is mine to bear.
If conscience bows, let it bow to Christ,
Not to the fear of loss or price.
Before God alone, through joy or rod,
I must walk in truth before my God.

Verse 3
May a man be forced to carry
What heaven never gave?
May he speak against his conscience
Just to keep himself from pain?
Lord, keep my mouth from false confession,
Keep my hands from faithless deeds,
Let me never trade Your peace away
For the favor this world needs.

Verse 4
I do not ask for earthly glory,
I do not ask to rule or reign,
Only strength to walk uprightly
When obedience has a cost of pain.
Give me grace to bear rejection,
Give me love that answers wrong,
Give me a quiet heart of courage,
And a truth that stays my song.

Chorus
Before God alone, I stand or fall,
Before God alone, I answer the call.
Not every yoke is mine to wear,
Not every name is mine to bear.
If conscience bows, let it bow to Christ,
Not to the fear of loss or price.
Before God alone, through joy or rod,
I must walk in truth before my God.

Bridge
Let my yes be clean and faithful,
Let my no be free of pride,
Let me speak with holy trembling,
With the Lamb of God beside.
For the soul is not a bargain,
And the truth is not for sale,
So I’ll cling to Christ in weakness
Even if my own strength fails.

Final Chorus
Before God alone, I stand or fall,
Before God alone, I answer the call.
No crown of men can give me worth,
No power of earth can name my birth.
If conscience bows, let it bow to Christ,
Who carried love through sacrifice.
Before God alone, until I’m gone,
I will walk in truth, and truth alone.

Outro
Not by fear, and not by fraud,
But with a quiet heart before my God.