Lyrics
You've saved me from my destruction
You turned my feet from death
You lifted me with Your kindness
You filled me with Your breath
How can I thank You
What can I bring
I will stand and worship You
For everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
For all the wonders you display
I will stand
I will stand and worship You
You draw me with tender mercies
You hold me in Your grace
So I will fall down in reverence
At the mystery of Your ways
So how can I than You
And what can I bring
I will stand and worship You
For everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
For all the wonders You display
I will stand and worship You
For everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
For all the wonders You display
I will stand
I will stand and worship You
In the middle of the congregation
I will lift my voice to say that You are good
And in the midst of every situation
I will make this declaration
You are good
I will stand and worship You
For everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
For all the wonders You display
I will stand and worship You
For everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
For all the wonders You display
I will stand
I will stand and worship You
I will stand and worship You
For everything You are to me
I will lift my voice in praise
For all the wonders You display
I will stand
I will stand and worship You
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Meaning & Inspiration
I Will Stand frames worship as a grateful answer to rescue and sustaining grace. The first verse looks back on deliverance from destruction and death, then attributes renewed life to divine kindness. Its repeated question about what can be brought to God leads naturally into praise: the singer offers a voice, a posture of reverence, and a public declaration of divine goodness. Standing and falling down are not opposites here; both express faithful worship before the mystery of God.
The song also moves praise beyond private devotion. Worship takes place in the congregation and in the middle of every situation, suggesting steadfast confession when circumstances change. Tender mercy, grace, wonder, and goodness provide the reasons for that constancy. The repeated chorus keeps attention on the character and works of God rather than on the worth of the offering. In this way, the lyrics portray praise as gratitude made visible, arising from rescue and continuing through reverence, testimony, and trust.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 40:2-3 God lifts the psalmist from destruction, sets his feet securely, and gives him a song of praise.
- Psalm 22:22 The psalmist promises to praise God in the midst of the congregation.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Believers are instructed to give thanks in every circumstance.