If I Stand - Richard Mullins

I think any song, worship or not, needs to be poetic to be successful.  Richard Mullins wrote a great song in "If I Stand", it contains many poetic elements as well as meaningful lyrics.  Richard Mullins writes with the persona of a man putting his faith in God.  I think he wrote this song in a literal sense about Gods power and loyalty, and that man should have faith.  Although you wouldn't notice from the lyrics that this song has a poetic feel (There aren't many rhyming words), when sung by Richard Mullins, it sound very poetic.  He makes words rhyme the wouldn't normally rhyme.  Like many contemporary christian music, this song is poetic.