Stand (In the Light)

Album: Stand (In the Light) (2009)
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Songfacts®:

  • James Ingram told Christian Music Today that he wrote this song after Hurricane Katrina, "looking to make a record that could help in some way—'Stand' refers to standing in the light of God despite all the devastation."
  • The Stand in the Light album was Ingram's first gospel project after close to 30 years in the music business. However throughout his career as a R&B/soul singer, Ingram has recorded individual inspirational songs such as, Yah Mo B There, which means "Praise be to God."

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