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SDA Hymnal 518

Standing on the Promises

Words: Russell Kelso CarterMusic: Russell Kelso CarterTune: Promises11.11.11.11. with Refrain

Studio

1Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
Thru eternal ages let His praises ring;
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.

RefrainStanding, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I'm standing on the promises of God.

2Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.

3Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

Scripture
2 Corinthians 1:20; Hebrews 6:18

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The verse

Meter
11.11.11.9 · the hymnal prints 11.11.11.11. with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Standing on the promises of Christ my King,/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
Thru eternal ages let His praises ring;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
Standing on the promises of God./˘˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Verse 2

Standing on the promises that cannot fail,/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
By the living word of God I shall prevail,˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A
Standing on the promises of God./˘˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Verse 3

Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,/˘˘˘/˘˘˘///11A
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
Standing on the promises of God./˘˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Refrain

Standing, standing,/˘/˘4A
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘12B
Standing, standing,/˘/˘4A
I'm standing on the promises of God.//˘˘˘/˘˘˘/10C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.