Lyrics
Verse 1
I decided to take a stand
Not knowing I'll lose my best friend
But I'd rather; I'd rather live right
Than in hell lift up my eyes
All of Gods children just stand
Tell somebody say you stand
Eh Lord eh
Chorus
Stand for Holiness
Stand for Righteousness
And be counted among them
That shall reign with Him
You stand
When friends are gone
Stand when you're all alone
And believe He shall receive His own
Verse 2
I decided to take a stand
Not believing I'd lose
Some of my friends
I would rather; I'd rather live right
Than in hell lift up my eyes.
All of Gods children just stand
Stand, everybody say you stand
Chorus
Stand for Holiness
Stand for Righteousness
And be counted among them
That shall reign with Him
You stand
When friends are gone
Stand when you're all alone
And believe He shall receive His own
Chorus Variation
Stand for Holiness
Stand for Righteousness
And be counted among them
I'm gonna be in the number
You stand
When friends are gone
Stand when you're all alone
And believe He shall receive His own
Chorus
Stand for Holiness
Stand for Righteousness
And be counted among them
That shall reign with Him
You stand
When friends are gone
Stand when you're all alone
And believe He shall receive His own
Final Chorus
Everybody stand up and say
Stand for Holiness
Stand for Righteousness
And be counted among them
That shall reign with Him
You stand
When friends are gone
Stand when you're all alone
And believe He shall receive
And believe He shall receive
And believe He shall receive His own
Outro
(People say) stand (help me out)
You gonna do it
You gonna do, gonna do it no
(Point to somebody say) you stand
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Stand!” by VIP Mass Choir with John P. Kee is a gospel choir song about staying faithful at a cost. The verse says, “I decided to take a stand,” even if it means losing the best friend, and it prefers to live right rather than face the end of those who reject God.
The chorus is the call: stand for holiness, stand for righteousness, and be counted among those who will reign with Him. It repeats that the listener should stand when friends are gone and when alone, believing that the Lord will receive His own. In the later parts the leader calls the congregation to answer, which makes the song feel like a pledge made together.
The themes are close to Ephesians 6:13-14, 2 Timothy 2:12 and Psalm 1:1, on standing firm, reigning with Christ and refusing the way of the wicked. The song is energetic, direct and call-and-response in style.
Related Scripture
- Ephesians 6:13-14 Having done all, to stand firm
- 2 Timothy 2:12 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him
- Psalm 1:1 Not walking in the counsel of the wicked