The Stand
Joel Houston

Key: A


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


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


PreChorus:
               D    Bm
So what can I say
Bm               F#m
And what could I do
                 D     E
But offer this heart O God
    F#m        A  
Completely to You


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


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

INSTRUMENTAL (a little long): A E F#m D (8x)  start going strong and soft on the 8th


Chorus:
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:
                 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