[Verse 1] They counted my faults in the square Hands pointed, I stood there alone Friends turned their faces away And strangers called my name like stone I carried the weight of their words Like dust on a clean white robe Still I kept my hands from the fire Still I kept my heart from gold [Pre-Chorus] I would not answer with shame I would not answer with rage Truth was the lamp in my bones And mercy was holding the cage [Chorus] Truth will stand Truth will stand When the lies all fall apart Truth will stand Truth will stand And God will guard my heart (Truth will stand) [Verse 2] They searched for a shadow in me Found only the blood in my hands Long nights of waiting and grief Walking where no one understands I could have cursed back in the dark Could have made fear my disguise But I kept my name in the light And let my deeds testify [Pre-Chorus] I would not answer with shame I would not answer with rage What is sown in the hidden ground Will rise in the morning stage [Chorus] Truth will stand Truth will stand When the lies all fall apart Truth will stand Truth will stand And God will guard my heart (Truth will stand) [Bridge] The stone of sorrow was heavy The road was long and bare But every honest step I took Was a prayer laid in the air Now what was buried comes shining What was broken comes clear The day can speak for the faithful And the faithful have no fear [Final Chorus] Truth will stand Truth will stand When the lies all fall apart Truth will stand Truth will stand And God will guard my heart Truth will stand Truth will stand He will lift me from the dark (Truth will stand) (Truth will stand)
