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).