Countered Curse

"Justice and judgment are the habitation of Thy throne:  mercy and truth shall go before Thy face.  Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound:  they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance.  In Thy name shall they rejoice all the day, and in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted" (Psalm 89:14-16).  "As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come" (Proverbs 26:2).

The curse upon our world today

Was introduced by sin,

Yet God has found a wondrous way

To usher blessing in.

The curse has come; we know its cause:

God hasn't kept us guessing,

But though we broke His holy laws,

He countered it with blessing.

Hallelujah!  We have found

By God's amazing grace

A reason for the joyful sound

Before His holy face!

God's justice and His judgment stand;

His throne, their habitation,

Yet He by truth and mercy planned

And brought to us salvation!

This is why our Savior died:

To save those who were cursed!

This is how we're justified:

He took our judgment first!

With joy, O Lord, we now rehearse

Your love that You have shown,

Since You redeemed us from the curse

And claimed us as Your own.