Stand By Me

When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me

Author: Charles Albert Tindley (1905)
Tune: STAND BY ME
Published in 39 hymnals

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Stand By Me

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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 rulest wind and water,
Stand by me (stand by me).

2 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).

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 savèd 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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Author: Charles Albert Tindley

Charles Albert Tindley was born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851; son of Charles and Hester Tindley. His father was a slave, and his mother was free. Hester died when he was very young; he was taken in my his mother’s sister Caroline Miller Robbins in order to keep his freedom. It seems that he was expected to work to help the family. In his Book of Sermons (1932), he speaks of being “hired out” as a young boy, “wherever father could place me.” He married Daisy Henry when he was seventeen. Together they had eight children, some of whom would later assist him with the publication of his hymns. Tindley was largely self-taught throughout his lifetime. He learned to read mostly on his own. After he and Daisy moved to Philadelphia… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: When the storms of life are raging, Stand by me
Title: Stand By Me
Author: Charles Albert Tindley (1905)
Meter: 8.3.8.3.7.7.8.3
Language: English
Publication Date: 1905
Copyright: Copyright, 1905, by C.A. Tindley
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Notes

First published in Tindley's Soul Echoes (1905).
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Tune

STAND BY ME

First published in Tindley's Soul Echoes (1905).

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Instances

Instances (1 - 17 of 17)Text InfoTune InfoTextScoreFlexScoreAudioPage Scan
Beams of Heaven: Hymns of Charles Albert Tindley #3
Chalice Hymnal #629Text
Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #570Text
Hymnal: A Worship Book #558
Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) #782Text
Lift Every Voice and Sing II: an African American hymnal #200TextPage Scan
Sing! A New Creation #200TextAudio
Small Church Music #3741Audio
Soul-stirring Songs & Hymns (Rev. ed.) #94
The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #447
The Cyber Hymnal #6352TextScoreAudio
The New National Baptist Hymnal #500
The United Methodist Hymnal #512TextAudio
The United Methodist Hymnal #846TextPage Scan
This Far By Faith: an African American resource for worship #198Text
Worship and Rejoice #495Text
Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #181
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