He Stood in My Place by Matt and Kaylee Cartwright

This song is the title track of our recently released debut Christian album, ‘He Stood in My Place’. We wanted to write a song that explained the gospel without compromising on the severity of sin or the glories of Christ’s substitutionary death. The song’s lyrics are substantially drawn from the book of Romans, beginning as Paul does with the plight of humanity and then moving to the good news that Christ took our condemnation upon himself (Rom 8:3) so that we could be redeemed and set free from sin. You can access the sheet music here.

No one is good, not even one;
we’ve fallen short of the glory of God.
We had condemned ourselves, brought on ourselves, God’s holy righteous wrath.
There was no hope unless our God himself would save

 

He stood in my place on Calvary’s tree,
he was condemned so I could go free.
I am forgiven, I am redeemed,
redeemed by the blood of the Lamb slain for me.

 

While we were dead you made us alive.
While we were lost Christ ransomed his bride.
While we were sinners still God sent his Son to rescue and to save.
Now he’s no longer dead, he’s risen from the grave.

 

What could we say
to thank you enough
for grace so complete,
your blood shed for us?
We lift our voice
to honour your name,
to worship the Lamb,
the Lamb who slain.

 

You stood in my place on Calvary’s tree,
you were condemned so I could go free.
I am forgiven, I am redeemed,
redeemed by the blood of the Lamb slain for me.

 

Performed by Matthew and Kaylee Cartwright.
Music and lyrics by Matthew and Kaylee Cartwright.
Mixed and mastered by Matthew Cartwright.
© 2024 Hope Assured Music.

 

Matt and Kaylee Cartwright are a husband-and-wife songwriting duo who have been writing original Christian music for many years, culminating in the release of their debut album He Stood in My Place in 2024. They share a passion for seeing people grow in their theological understanding by writing congregational Christian songs that compromise neither on theological depth nor musical substance. You can listen to more of their music on YouTube or Spotify.