C                                  F        C 
When the storms of life are raging stand by me 

                                            G7 
When the storms of life are raging stand by me 

         C                          F 
When the world is tossing me like a ship upon the sea 

         C               G7             C 
Thou who rulest wind and water stand by me 



  
                              F        C 
When the midst of tribulation stand by me  

                                       G7 
When the midst of tribulation stand by me 

         C                           F 
When the hosts of hell assail and my strength begins to fail 

         C            G7              C 
Thou who never lost a battle stand by me 



  
                                      F        C 
When the midst of faults and failures stand by me 

                                               G7 
When the midst of faults and failures stand by me 

       C                        F 
When I do the best I can and my friends misunderstand 

         C           G7                C 
Thou who knowest all about me stand by me 



  
                                F        C 
When I'm growing old and feeble stand by me 

                                         G7 
When I'm growing old and feeble stand by me 

        C                             F 
When my life becomes a burden and I'm nearing chilly Jordan 

       C           G7              C 
O Thou Lily of the Valley stand by me