If I Stand

There's more that rises in the morning than the sun,

and more that shines es in the night than just the moon.

It's (Dm)more than just this fire here that keeps (G)me tween warm,

and a shelter that is larger than this room.

baby's at her side.

And there's a (C)loyalty that's (G)deeper than mere (C)sentiments,

and a (G)music higher than the songs that (E)I can sing.

(Dm)The stuff of earth competes for the (C)(G)allegiance I owe only to the Giver of all good things.

So if I (C)stand, (Dm)let (C)me (F)stand on the promise that (Dsus)You will pull me (Gsus)through.

(G)And if I (Dm)can't, let (C)me (F)fall on the grace that first (C)brought (G)me (C)to You.

(Gsus)And (G)if I (C)sing, (Dm)let (C)me (F)sing for the joy that has born in me these (Gsus)songs.

(G)And if I (Dm)weep, let (C)it (F)be as a man who is (C)longing for his home.

(G)And there's (C)more that dances on the prairies than the wind,

and more that puls es in the ocean than the tide.

It's (Dm)There's a love that is er than the (G)between friends,

and more sheltle than a mother's than when her baby's at her side.

And there's a (C)loyalty that's (G)deeper than mere (C)sentiments,

and a (G)music higher than the songs that (E)I can sing.

(Dm)The stuff of earth competes for the (C)(G)allegiance I owe only to the Giver of all good things.

So if I (C)stand, (Dm)let (C)me (F)stand on the promise that (Dsus)You will pull me (Gsus)through.

(G)And if I (Dm)can't, let (C)me (F)fall on the grace that first (C)brought (G)me (C)to You.

(Gsus)And (G)if I (C)sing, (Dm)let (C)me (F)sing for the joy that has born in me these (Gsus)songs.

(G)And if I (Dm)weep, let (C)it (F)be as a man who is (C)longing for his home.

(G)And there's (Am)(Gsus)And (G)if I

(F)And (C)if I (Dm)weep, let (C)me (F)weep as a man who is (C)longing (G)for

(Csus)his home.