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		<title>And So We Stand</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[And So We Stand was written to coincide with our church-wide study Experiencing God Together in the summer of 2007. The vision for the song came as a desire to express the whole of the church standing in unity, confronting the grace and truth of God and experiencing the reality of His presence together. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>And So We Stand</em> was written to coincide with our church-wide study<strong><em> Experiencing God Together </em></strong>in the summer of 2007. The vision for the song came as a desire to express the whole of the church standing in unity, confronting the grace and truth of God and experiencing the reality of His presence together. The chorus reads:</p>
<p><em> And so we stand; we are amazed<br />
</em><em>to know your truth, to feel your grace.<br />
</em><em>We hear your voice. We seek your face,<br />
following your purpose and your plan;<br />
and so we stand.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>There is a bit of lyric that leads into the chorus after each verse. It&#8217;s called the pre-chorus! This text comes from Chips oft quoted reference 2 Chron 16:9 &#8221; For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.&#8221; My version is quite similar but perhaps a little more succinct: <em>You search throughout the whole-wide world, to strenghten those whose hearts are fully Yours</em>.</p>
<p>The verses are statements of faith and worship, while the bridge holds an important key to bring the entire song together. Try using the word &#8216;experiencing&#8217; in a song; too many syllables! However, the bridge does utilize that important concept word and adds a new dimension to the personal worship nature of the verses by saying that we stand together experiencing God as His Church.</p>
<p>Here then is the entire lyric, enjoy!</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Verse 1<br />
</strong><em>You are holy, You are awesome</em><em><br />
You alone are God and you reign supreme<br />
I am humbled by your presence<br />
You alone are God and Lord of everything</em></p>
<p><strong>PreChorus</strong><em><strong><br />
</strong></em><em>You search throughout the whole-wide world<br />
to strengthen those whose hearts are fully Yours.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Chorus</strong><br />
And so we stand.<br />
We are amazed<br />
to know your truth,<br />
to feel your grace.<br />
We hear your voice.<br />
We seek your face.<br />
Following your purpose and your plan;<br />
and so we stand.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Verse 2<br />
</strong>We are children by your calling.<br />
</em><em>We’re your servants and we’re saved by grace alone.</em><em><br />
You are Abba, Abba Father<br />
Boldly we will come,<br />
with joy surround your throne.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Bridge<br />
</strong>And so we stand together<br />
Experiencing God<br />
We are His church forever<br />
Purchased by His blood<br />
We’re bound to Him whatever,<br />
with ties no one can sever;<br />
A chosen race, a nation of His love.</em></p></blockquote>
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