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The Stand

By Hillsong United

2,337 views Jun 23, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Hillsong United's 'The Stand' is a worship song about responding to God's grace and sacrifice with total surrender. The lyrics reflect on God's creative power, Christ's atoning death on the cross, and the believer's decision to stand in awe and devotion. The song emphasizes offering one's heart completely to God, walking in salvation, and living to declare His promise. It calls for a posture of worship with arms raised and heart abandoned, recognizing that all we are belongs to God. The theme of standing in faith and surrender is central throughout.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

VERSE 1

You stood before creation

Forever within Your hand

You spoke all life into motion

My soul now to stand


VERSE 2

You stood before my failure

And carried the cross for my shame

My sin weighed upon Your shoulders

My soul now to stand


PRE CHORUS

So what can I say

And what could I do

But offer this heart O God

Completely to You


VERSE 2

So I?ll walk upon salvation

Your Spirit alive in me

This life to declare Your promise

My soul now to stand


CHORUS

So I?ll stand

With arms high and heart abandoned

In awe of the One who gave it all

I?ll stand

My soul Lord to You surrendered

All I am is Yours

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