Hey Sweet Friends,
Here’s the history of this lovely hymn, the words and a video.
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“Standing on the Promises” was written and composed, in 1886, while Russell Carter was serving as a professor in the Pennsylvania Military Academy, a school in which he had been a member of the first graduating class. The rhythmic martial tone of the hymn’s music possibly reflects Mr. Carter’s military academy experience.
A believer’s stability for this life as well as his confidence for eternity rests solely on the written promises of God’s Word.
It is this reminder of a Christian’s daily dependence upon the promises of God that has made this straight-forward, rhythmical gospel hymn a favorite with God’s people for the past century.
Lyrics:
- Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
Through eternal ages let His praises ring!
Glory in the highest I will shout and sing-
Standing on the promises of God.
CHORUS:
Standing, Standing,
Standing on the promises of God, my Savior!
Standing, Standing,
I’m standing on the promises of God.
- Standing on the promises that cannot fail
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail;
By the living word of God I shall prevail-
Standing on the promises of God.
- Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love’s strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword-
Standing on the promises of God.
- Standing on the promises I cannot fall,
Listening every moment to the Spirit’s call,
Resting in my Savior as my all in all-
Standing on the promises of God.
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