🎵 “Born to Stand” (By Ray Clyde / Thunderbird) [Verse 1] I was small, standing in the back, Boys with their games, planning an attack. They tossed a dead snake at the girls in the line, But fear didn’t fit this heart of mine. I picked it up, threw it right back — Watched their tough act crumble and crack. Even then, the Lord had lit A fire in me that wouldn’t quit. [Pre-Chorus] Oh, He shaped these hands, Even when I didn’t understand. He made a child stand her ground, Where others ran, I’d turn around. [Chorus] I was born to stand, Born to fight, To shield the weak, To push back night. The Lord made sure I’d never bend, Even as a child, I was born to defend. [Verse 2] A little older, schoolyard wrong, Boys pulling at the girls too strong. A tomboy sister and I, we knew What we were called and meant to do. We baited the boys, let them chase, Turned the tables, stood in place. Pulled down their pride, tossed it high — Left their pants hanging in the sky. [Pre-Chorus] Oh, He shaped these hands, Even when I didn’t understand. He made a child stand her ground, Where others ran, I’d turn around. [Chorus] I was born to stand, Born to fight, To shield the weak, To push back night. The Lord made sure I’d never bend, Even as a child, I was born to defend. [Bridge] It wasn’t luck, it wasn’t chance, It was the touch of a Savior’s hands. He wove this courage in my bones, Made me strong to stand alone. Every shove, every test, He was shaping me for the rest. [Final Chorus] I was born to stand, Born to fight, To shield the weak, To push back night. The Lord made sure I’d never bend, Even as a child, I was born to defend. [Outro] Oh, Jesus shaped me long ago, Made a fighter’s heart out of a soul. Through every battle, young or old, I was born — I was born — to hold the line bold.
