200 Stand by Me

Lift Every Voice and Sing II 200

Stand by Me

Tune
[when the storms of life are raging]
Author(s)
Charles A. Tindley (1851-1933)
Composer(s)
Charles A. Tindley; F. A. Clark

1 When the storms of life are raging,

Stand by me, stand by me;

When the storms of life are raging,

Stand by me, stand by me;

When the world is tossing me

Like a ship upon the sea;

Thou who rules wind and water,

Stand by me, stand by me.

2 In the midst of tribulations,

Stand by me, stand by me;

In the midst of tribulation,

Stand by me, stand by me;

When the hosts of hell assail,

And my strength begins to fail,

Thou who never lost a battle,

Stand by me, stand by me.

3 In the midst of faults and failures,

Stand by me, stand by me;

In the midst of faults and failures,

Stand by me, stand by me;

When I do the best I can,

And my friends misunderstand,

Thou who knowest all about me,

Stand by me, stand by me.

4 In the midst of persecution,

Stand by me, stand by me;

In the midst of persecution,

Stand by me, stand by me;

When my foes in battle array

Undertake to stop my way,

Thou who saved Paul and Silas,

Stand by me, stand by me.

5 When I’m growing old and feeble,

Stand by me, stand by me.

When I’m growing old and feeble,

Stand by me, stand by me;

When my life becomes a burden,

And I’m nearing chilly Jordan,

O thou “Lily of the Valley,”

Stand by me, stand by me.

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