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STAND BY ME   (HYMN  512)   (Capo 1st fret – to play in D Major Key)

        D                                                      G          D
1.   When the storms of life are raging, stand by me
                                                                 E7         A
      When the storms of life are raging , stand by me
                       D                       D7           F#m  F#         Bm                
     When the world is tossing me, like a ship upon the sea
                        D                                   G          D
     Thou who rulest wind and water , stand by me

       D                                         G          D
2.   In the midst of tribulation, stand by me
                                                   E7        A
      In the midst of tribulation, stand by me
                       D                   D7                   F#m    F#           Bm
      When the host of hell assail, and my strength begins to fail
                        D                              G          D
      Thou who never lost a battle , stand by me

       D                                                     G          D
3.   In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me
                                                               E7        A
      In the midst of faults and failures, stand by me
                     D                     D7               F#m          F#       Bm
      When I done the best I can, and my friends misunderstand
                        D                                  G           D
      Thou who knowest all about me, stand by me

       D                                            G          D
4.   In the midst of persecution , stand by me
                                                     E7        A
      In the midst of persecution, stand by me
                        D                 D7            F#m     F#          Bm
      When my foes in war array, undertake to stop my way,
                         D                                G          D
      Thou who saved Paul and Silas, stand by me

        D                                                      G          D
5.   When I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me
                                                            E7         A
       When I’m growing old and feeble, stand by me
                        D                     D7                     F#m      F#        Bm
      When my life becomes a burden, and I’m nearing chilly Jordan
                   D                              G          D
      O thou Lily of the Valley,  stand by me  (Repeat last line again to end)