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
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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.