there once lived a man named stephen
i read about him just the other day
a man of conviction

who was not afraid to stand up for what he believed
he knew how to please the father
by giving all the glory to the son

with boldness he reminded the pharisees
this jesus really was the holy one
before the angry mob drug him, out of the city

to stone him, he would not compromise
before the jagged edges cut him
he looked up into heaven

and when he turned his eyes, he saw a...

chorus


standing ovation - from jesus christ the king
a standing ovation - there was a great cloud of witnesses


angels all singing
many would deny the savior

when standing face to face with death
but stephen would not deny - he was ready to die
he would be faithful to the very last breath

he stood for jesus, and jesus stood for him
i hope that one day i will become
half the man that stephen was

a man who is willing to stand for the lord
in everything he does
i cannot wait to go to heaven

i'm gonna find stephen in the crowd
that very first day
i'll be standing right beside him

we'll turn our eyes on jesus
and join right in the praise
we'll be giving him a...


chorus


standing ovation - for jesus christ the king
a standing ovation, we'll cry "holy, holy, holy!
worthy is the lamb!"


cause he could've called ten thousand angels
to return him to his father's side

but jesus would not turn his eyes - he was ready to die
he would be faithful to the very last breath.
for you are holy, holy, holy are you lord my god