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If I Stand

By Rich Mullins

2,416 views Jun 22, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Rich Mullins's 'If I Stand' is a reflective song about relying on God's promises and grace through all of life's circumstances. The lyrics contrast earthly things with deeper spiritual realities, expressing a commitment to stand on God's faithfulness or fall on His grace. Mullins sings about a loyalty beyond sentiment and a music higher than human songs, acknowledging that earthly allegiances compete with the devotion owed to God. The song also touches on longing for heaven as the true home. It encourages trust in God's provision and surrender to His will, whether in joy or sorrow.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

There's more that rises in the morning

Than the sun

And more that shines in the night

Than just the moon

It's more than just this fire here

That keeps me warm

In a shelter that is larger

Than this room


And there's a loyalty that's deeper

Than mere sentiments

And a music higher than the songs

That I can sing

The stuff of Earth competes

For the allegiance

I owe only to the Giver

Of all good things


So if I stand let me stand on the promise

That you will pull me through

And if I can't, let me fall on the grace

That first brought me to You

And if I sing let me sing for the joy

That has born in me these songs

And if I weep let it be as a man

Who is longing for his home


There's more that dances on the prairies

Than the wind

More that pulses in the ocean

Than the tide

There's a love that is fiercer

Than the love between friends

More gentle than a mother's

When her baby's at her side


And there's a loyalty that's deeper

Than mere sentiments

And a music higher than the songs

That I can sing

The stuff of Earth competes

For the allegiance

I owe only to the Giver

Of all good things


So if I stand let me stand on the promise

That you will pull me through

And if I can't let me fall on the grace

That first brought me to You

And if I sing let me sing for the joy

That has born in me these songs

And if I weep let it be as a man

Who is longing for his home


And if I stand let me stand on the promise

That you will pull me through

And if I can't let me fall on the grace

That first brought me to You

And if I sing let me sing for the joy

That has born in me these songs

And if I weep let it be as a man

Who is longing for his home


And if I weep let it be as a man

Who is longing for his home

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