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Stand by Donnie McClurkin + Marvin Winans + CeCe Winans cover art

Donnie McClurkin + Marvin Winans + CeCe Winans - Stand Lyrics

Artist:
Donnie McClurkin + Marvin Winans + CeCe Winans
Album:
The Journey (Live)
Official Release:
01 Jul 2016

Lyrics

Verse 1


What do you do when you've done all you can
And it seems like it's never enough?
And what do you say
When your friends turn away
And you're all alone, alone?


Pre-Chorus


Tell me, what do you give when you've given your all
And it seems like you can't make it through?


Chorus


Well, you just stand when there's nothing left to do
You just stand, watch the Lord see you through
Yes, after you've done all you can
You just stand


Verse 2


Tell me, how do you handle the guilt of your past?
Tell me, how do you deal with the shame?
And how can you smile while your heart has been broken
And filled with pain, filled with pain?


Pre-Chorus (Repeat)


Tell me what do you give when you've given your all?
Seems like you can't make it through


Chorus (Repeat)


Child, you just stand when there's nothing left to do
You just stand, watch the Lord see you through
Yes, after you've done all you can
You just stand


Bridge


Stand and be sure
Be not entangled in that bondage again
You just stand and endure
God has a purpose
Yes, god has a plan


Verse 3


Tell me what do you do when you've done all you can
And it seems like you can't make it through?
Child, you just stand, you just stand, stand


Vamp


Don't you dare give up through the storm
Stand through the rain
Through the hurt
Yeah, through the pain
Don't you bow, and don't you bend
Don't give up, no, don't give in
Hold on
Just be strong
God will step in
And it won't be long


Outro


After you've done all you can, after you've done all you can
After you've gone through the hurt
After you've gone through the pain
After you've gone through the storm
After you've gone through the rain
Prayed and cried
Prayed and cried
Prayed and cried
Prayed and cried, oh my
After you've done all you can you just stand


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Meaning & Inspiration

“Stand” by Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Winans, and CeCe Winans asks hard questions of a person who has done all they can. What do you do when it is never enough, when friends turn away, when guilt and shame from the past press in, and when the heart is broken and full of pain? The answer is repeated again and again: you just stand and watch the Lord see you through.

The idea is close to Ephesians 6:13, which says to stand after having done everything, and Exodus 14:13, where Moses tells the people to stand still and see God’s salvation. The line “Be not entangled in that bondage again” echoes Galatians 5:1.

The vamp urges hearers not to give up through the storm, the rain, the hurt, and the pain, and ends with a reminder that God has a purpose and a plan. It lists prayer and tears as part of what has already been done. The song is an encouragement to endure.

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