[Verse 1]
The verdict came before the world,
Before there was a sun,
Before the gavel ever fell,
The trial had been won.

[Verse 2]
The charge was real, the charge was true,
The sinner had no plea,
But God Himself was Judge that day,
And looked at Calvary.

[Verse 3]
He counted us as righteous, friend,
Because His Son was slain,
He looked at Calvary and said,
The verdict will remain.

[Verse 4]
And here is something stranger still,
That you must hold in view:
The verdict was not given new,
The whole long ages through.

[Verse 5]
He saw me free, He saw me clean,
Before the world began,
He saw the Lamb who bore my sin,
And held me in His plan.

[Verse 6]
So sing it plain, the saints of God,
The verdict is not late,
It came before the world began,
And love will hold its weight.