Stand By Me

 

"And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still! "
And the wind ceased and there was a great calm."
(Mark 4:39)

"Peace, Be Still"

Stephen Gjertson

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 saved 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.

"Stand By Me"
(1905)
Charles Albert Tindley
(1851-1933)
Born the son of slaves, Charles Albert Tindley
is one of the founding fathers of American Gospel music.
A self-educated man, he earned his divinity degree through
a school correspondence course.  In 1902, Mr. Tindley
became the pastor of the Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
in Philadelphia, PA , the same church where
 he had once worked as a janitor.