Standing On The Promises

Rusell Carter was an interesting and accomplished individual. He was a professor of chemistry, natural science, civil engineering, and mathematics for a number of years at the Pensylvania Military Academy. Later he became a sheep rancher in California. He authored several novels. He assisted in compiling the hymnal for the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. And he was a Methodist minister. In his later years he studied medicine and became a practicing physician in Baltamore, Maryland. Plus he composed some 68 hymns. "Standing On The Promises" is his most well known. It was composed in 1866.


  6    6   6 -6    6  -5  5 
Stand-ing on the prom-is-es

-5    6    7   7
of Christ my King,

 -6 -6 -6  -7  7  7  
Thru e-ter-nal a-ges

-7  -6    -6  6    6
let His prais-es ring!

 6  6  6  -6   6   -5  
Glo-ry in the high-est

5  -5    6    7    7
I will shout and sing

  8    8   7  7   -8  -8 -7 -7  7
Stand-ing on the prom-is-es of God.

chorus

  8    7     -6   7
Stand-ing, stand-ing

 -8   -8  -8 -8   -8  -8 7  
Stand-ing on the prom-is-es

-8  8   7 -6   7
of God my Sav-ior;

  8    7    -6   -9
Stand-ing, stand-ing,

 -8    7   7   7 -8    8   8 -8 -8  7
I'm stand-ing on the prom-is-es of God.

verse 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.

verse 3

Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
Bount to Him eternally by love's strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,
Standing on the promises of God.

verse 4

Standing on the promises I cannot fail,
List'ning ev'ry moment to the Spirit's call,
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.