The Stand
Joel Houston
Key: A
Tempo: 1/4=70
Intro (synth pad starts it G# A E accented notes)
A
--with a G# 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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/joel_houston/the_stand_crd.html ]
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
