Fish the Right

Standing on the Promises

Words: R. Kelso Carter · Tune: PROMISES, R. Kelso Carter

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Organ and orchestra: an introduction, then each of the 5 verses. Tap a verse’s number to start there.
  1. 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.
    RefrainStanding, standing,Standing on the promises of God my Savior;Standing, standing,I'm standing on the promises of God.
  2. 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.
    RefrainStanding, standing,Standing on the promises of God my Savior;Standing, standing,I'm standing on the promises of God.
  3. Standing on the promises I now can seePerfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,Standing on the promises of God.
    RefrainStanding, standing,Standing on the promises of God my Savior;Standing, standing,I'm standing on the promises of God.
  4. 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.
    RefrainStanding, standing,Standing on the promises of God my Savior;Standing, standing,I'm standing on the promises of God.
  5. Standing on the promises I cannot fall,List'ning every moment to the Spirit's call,Resting in my Savior as my all in all,Standing on the promises of God.
    RefrainStanding, standing,Standing on the promises of God my Savior;Standing, standing,I'm standing on the promises of God.

About this hymn

Words
R. Kelso Carter, 1886. As printed in The Gospel Awakening (1888), no. 65, with the slips corrected from Christ in Song (1908), no. 219.
Tune
PROMISES, R. Kelso Carter, 1886.
Harmony
R. Kelso Carter, 1886. Score from the Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary. Converted to ABC from the CCEH’s MIDI file and checked note for note against it and its score.
Recordings
Arranged and recorded by Fish the Right, from the harmony above: the melody note for note and every chord the hymnal’s own. Played on the Salamander Grand Piano V3 by Alexander Holm (CC BY 3.0), with organ, strings, brass and timpani from VSCO 2 Community Edition by Versilian Studios (the organ sampled by Simon Dalzell); drums from Virtuosity Drums and bass from Black And Blue Basses by Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples; pads from GeneralUser GS by S. Christian Collins; made with abcMIDI, sfizz, FluidSynth and FFmpeg.
Rights
Words 1886, tune 1886, setting 1886: all published before 1931, so public domain in the United States. Checked: words (hymnary.org), tune (hymnary.org), harmony (ccel.org).
Scripture
2 Peter 1:4