Stand by Me

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 rul­est wind and wa­ter

Stand by me (stand by me).

In the midst of tri­bu­la­tion

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).

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).

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 sav­èd Paul and Si­las

Stand by me (stand by me).

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).