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)
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 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)