The Stand
Joel Houston

Key: A
Tempo: 1/4=70

Intro (synth pad starts it Ab A E accented notes)
A
--with a Ab A E slow sequence riff that could be on guitar instead

Verse 1 (0:27)
A
You stood before creation
D
eternity in Your hand
A/C#                     F#m
You spoke the earth into motion
            D
My soul now to stand


Verse 2 (0:54)
A
You stood before my failure
    D
And carried the cross for my shame
   A/C#                  F#m
My sin weighed upon Your shoulders
            D
My soul now to stand


E|-------------------------------|
B|--7-------9--------10-------9--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----7/9-----9/11------7/9-----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
PreChorus (1:20)
                 D
So what can I say
Bm                 F#m
And what could I do
               D       E
But offer this heart O God
         F#m
Complete-ly  to You


Verse 3 (1:48)
   A
So I'll walk upon salvation
     D
Your Spirit alive in me
     A/C#                  F#m
This life to declare Your promise
            D
My soul now to stand


PreChorus 2 (2:15)
                 D
So what can I say
Bm                 F#m
And what could I do
               D       E
But offer this heart O God
         F#m
Complete-ly  to You


PreChorus 3 (2:42)
                 D
So what can I say
Bm                        F#m
     And what could I do
A                D           E
  But offer this heart O God

Complete-ly  |  {lead begins on D chord} to You

Lead Break (3:02) 16 bars?
E|------------------12------12--------------------------------------|
B|--14------14----------------------12------12------14------15------|
G|------14------14------14------14------14------14------14------14--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Note: Let 'em ring out; bar the 12th with index finger

||:  D    A    E    F#m   :||

Chorus (3:59) - Organ only to start and quiet
D         A
So I'll stand
     E             F#m             D
With arms high and heart abandoned
   A          E       F#m          D
In awe of the One who gave it all
       A
I'll stand
    E           F#m
My soul Lord to You surrendered
D         A           E        F#m
All I am    is Yours


Chorus (4:24)
D         A
So I'll stand
     E             F#m             D
With arms high and heart abandoned
   A          E       F#m          D
In awe of the One who gave it all
       A
I'll stand
    E           F#m
My soul Lord to You surrendered
D         A           E        F#m
All I am    is Yours


Chorus (4:50)
D         A
So I'll stand
     E             F#m             D
With arms high and heart abandoned
   A          E       F#m          D
In awe of the One who gave it all
       A
I'll stand
    E           F#m
My soul Lord to You surrendered
D         A           E        F#m
All I am    is Yours


Chorus (5:45) (Congregation Only and organ)
D         A
So I'll stand
     E             F#m             D
With arms high and heart abandoned
   A          E       F#m          D
In awe of the One who gave it all
       A
I'll stand
    E           F#m
My soul Lord to You surrendered
D         A           E        F#m
All I am    is Yours


Coda (6:18)
                 D
So what can I say
Bm                 F#m
And what could I do
A                  Bm7    E
But offer this heart O God
        F#m
Completely to You