% from https://hymnary.org/hymn/RHSA1889/page/44 (changed "Saviour" to "Savior") % text: Standing on the Promises https://hymnary.org/text/standing_on_the_promises_of_christ_my_ki % tune: Promises https://hymnary.org/tune/promises_carter % The whole piece was additionally transposed down a whole step from B♭ to A♭. % The Celebration Hymnal is identical except that it makes a few changes (trap % streets, one wonders?—I invariably like the changes less than the originals) % in the last two measures (none of which are made in this document): % - First note of the second-to-last measure, CEL1997 has tenor singing F in % unison with the basses % - Last note of the second-to-last measure, CEL1997 has tenor singing A, a % repeat of the previous note % - Last note (whole) of the piece, CEL1997 has B♭3 an octave above basses (and % a cue-note-looking F4 between the alto and soprano to round the chord out) \version "2.24.4" \header { tagline = ##f } \language "english" global = { \key af \major \time 4/4 } soprano = \relative ef' { \global ef8. ef16 ef8. f16 ef8. df16 c8. df16 | ef4 af af2 | f8. f16 f8. g16 \break af8. af16 g8. f16 | f4 ef ef2 | ef8. ef16 ef8. f16 ef8. df16 c8. df16 | ef4 af af2 | c8. c16 af8. af16 bf8. bf16 g8. g16 | af1 \bar "||" \break } sopChorus = \relative c'' { c2 af | f af | bf8. bf16 bf8. bf16 \break bf8. bf16 af8. bf16 | c4 af f af | c2 af | f df'4.\fermata bf8 | af8. af16 af8. bf16 c8. c16 bf8. bf16 | af1 \bar "|." } alto = \relative c' { \global c8. c16 c8. df16 c8. bf16 af8. bf16 | c4 c c2 | df8. df16 df8. ef16 f8. f16 ef8. df16 | df4 c c2 | c8. c16 c8. df16 c8. bf16 af8. bf16 | c4 c c2 | ef8. ef16 c8. c16 df8. df16 df8. df16 | c1 | } altoTenorBassChorus = \relative ef' { ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 c8. c16 c4 | df8. df16 df8. df16 c8. c16 c4 | ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 | ef4 c df c | ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 c8. c16 c4 | df8. df16 df8. df16 f8. f16 f8\fermata df | c8. c16 c8. df16 ef8. ef16 df8. df16 | c1 } tenor = \relative af { \global \clef bass af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. ef16 ef8. ef16 | af4 af af2 | af8. af16 af8. af16 df8. df16 af8. af16 | af4 af af2 | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. ef16 ef8. ef16 | af4 ef ef2 | af8. af16 ef8. ef16 f8. f16 ef8. ef16 | ef1 | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af4 | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af4 | g8. g16 g8. g16 g8. g16 f8. g16 | af4 ef af ef | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af4 | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af8\fermata f | af8. af16 af8. g16 af8. af16 g8. ef16 | ef1 } bass = \relative af, { \global af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 | af4 af af2 | df8. df16 df8. df16 df8. df16 df8. df16 | af4 af af2 | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 | af4 af af2 | af8. af16 af8. af16 df8. df16 ef8. ef16 | af,1 | af'8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af4 | df,8. df16 df8. df16 f8. f16 f4 | ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 | af4 af, af af | af8. af16 af8. af16 af8. af16 af4 | df8. df16 df8. df16 df8. df16 df8\fermata df | ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 ef8. ef16 | af,1 } verseOne = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of Christ, my King! Thro' e -- ter -- nal a -- ges let His prais -- es ring: "\"Glo" -- ry in the high -- "est!\"" I will shout and sing, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } verseTwo = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es that can -- not fail, When the howl -- ing storms of doubt and fear as -- sail, By the liv -- ing Word of God I shall pre -- vail, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } verseThree = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es I now can see Per -- fect, pres -- ent cleans -- ing in the blood for me; Stand -- ing in the lib -- er -- ty where Christ makes free, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } verseFour = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of Christ the Lord, Bound to Him e -- ter -- nal -- ly by love's strong cord, O -- ver -- com -- ing dai -- ly with the Spir -- it's sword, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } verseFive = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es I can -- not fall, List -- 'ning ev -- 'ry mo -- ment to the Spir -- it's call, Rest -- ing in my Sav -- ior as my all in all, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } chorusSop = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing, stand -- ing, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God my Sav -- ior; Stand -- ing, stand -- ing, I'm stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } chorusAltoTenorBass = \lyricmode { Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es, stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es, Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God my Sav -- ior; Stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es, stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es, I'm stand -- ing on the prom -- is -- es of God. } \score { \new ChoirStaff << \new Staff \with { \consists Merge_rests_engraver } << \new Voice = "soprano" { \voiceOne \soprano \sopChorus } \new Voice = "alto" { \voiceTwo \alto \altoTenorBassChorus } \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \set stanza = "1. " \verseOne } \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \set stanza = "2. " \verseTwo \chorusSop } \new Lyrics \lyricsto alto { \set stanza = "3. " \verseThree \chorusAltoTenorBass } \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \set stanza = "4. " \verseFour } \new Lyrics \lyricsto soprano { \set stanza = "5. " \verseFive } >> \new Staff \with { \consists Merge_rests_engraver } << \clef bass \new Voice = "tenor" { \voiceOne \tenor } \new Voice = "bass" { \voiceTwo \bass } >> >> \layout { indent = 0 \context { \Score \omit BarNumber } } }