The Sinless One For Me

The Sinless One for Me Don Loyd © 2026 Verse 1 In the stillness of creation, long before the fall The Father saw a people He would answer when they call But a canyon fixed between us, carved by every lie we’ve told No sacrifice of lambs could break the hundred-fold Then Heaven held a mystery no angel dared to sing The Holy One of Israel took on a broken wing Not for His own failing, not for any debt He knew But for the thief, the liar, the sinner— Lord, that means and my family, too Chorus Oh, God made Him who had no sin… to be sin for us The flawless Lamb became the curse upon the cross So that in Him—oh, in that wounded, risen, reigning King— We might become the righteousness, the righteousness of God Verse 2 They tore His back with leather, they pressed thorns into His brow The sinless Voice who spoke the stars was silent… silent now And every wicked thought I’ve harbored, every greedy, foolish deed Cried out, “Crucify Him!”—and He hung there in my seat The Father turned His face away—not from hatred, but for love To pour on Jesus everything I never had enough of The judgment I deserved to drink, He drained it to the dregs And when He cried, “It is finished,” grace rose from the dead Chorus Yes, God made Him who had no sin… to be sin for us The flawless Lamb became the curse upon the cross So that in Him—oh, in that wounded, risen, reigning King— We might become the righteousness, the righteousness of God Bridge (Quiet, then building) What kind of exchange is this? My shame for His holiness My guilty verdict—vacated, gone His robe of white… I’m wearing on (Full band swells) No more “unworthy”— I’ve been remade No more “unrighteous”—that debt is paid For if He became what I have been Then I become what He has always been! Final Chorus (Slower, with freedom) Oh… God made Him who had no sin… to be sin for me The flawless Lamb became the curse so I could go free And now in Him—oh, in that wounded, risen, reigning King— I have become the righteousness… the righteousness… of God