Standing at the precipice of eternity, with a “list a mile long of all my sins,” Darlene McCoy knows this is it. Nowhere to hide anymore. She wonders what He is going to say.
She gets a pleasant surprise with the verdict: “Not guilty.” Jesus already paid her fare to enter the golden gates.
This lovely inspirational ballad has solid song structure and benefits from a dramatic and passionate reading by McCoy. When she sings, “The tears well up as I look at that cross, because it should have been me,” you feel her devout gratitude for God’s goodness.
Darlene McCoy is a gospel singer and radio host for Atlanta’s Inspiration Station Praise 102.5.
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.