God our Father, we adore Thee

God our Father, we adore Thee,
  For the sake of righteousness;
Thou in Christ hast justified us,
  Who our conscience can depress?
Thou art righteous, and art faithful,
  On Thy righteousness we stand;
No unrighteousness is in Thee,
  None can turn Thy righteous hand.

Thou hast laid our sins on Jesus,
  By Thy justice He was killed;
All Thy holy law’s requirements
  For Thy justice He fulfilled.
Recompense from Him receiving,
  Thou art fully satisfied;
How couldst Thou, O God most righteous,
  Claim it once more from our side?

Father God, Thou hast accepted
  Jesus as our Substitute;
Judged the Just One for the unjust,
  Couldst Thou change Thy attitude?
As a proof of perfect justice,
  At Thine own right hand He sits;
He, as Thy full satisfaction,
  Righteously Thy need befits.

Father, through the blood of Jesus
  We possess Thy righteousness;
By Thy righteousness protected,
  None can shake our stedfastness.
Righteousness of Thine Thou mad’st us,
  None can ever us condemn;
We’ll forever testify this
  In the new Jerusalem.