Stand By Me Praise Song

Mel O'Joe

written by Charles Albert Tindley

Intro	D	A	D	G	D

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When the	storms of life are	raging, stand by	me.

	F#m	Bm	Em7	A
When the	storms of life are	raging, stand by	me.

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When the	world is tossing	me, like a	ship upon the	sea,

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thou who	rulest wind and	water, stand by	me.

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In the midst of tribul	ation, stand by	me.

	F#m	Bm	Em7	A
In the	midst of tribul	ation, stand by	me.

	D	F#m	G	E7
When the	hosts of hell as	sail, and my s	trength begins to	fail,

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thou who	never lost a	battle, stand by	me.

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In the midst of faults and	failures, stand by	me.

	F#m	Bm	Em7	A
In the	midst of faults and	failures, stand by	me.

	D	F#m	G	E7
When I	do the best I	can, and my	friends misunders	tand,

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thou who	knowest all a	bout me, stand by	me.

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In the midst of perse	cution, stand by	me.

	F#m	Bm	Em7	A
In the	midst of persec	ution, stand by	me.

	D	F#m	G	E7
When my	foes in battle a	rray, under	take to stop my	way,

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thou who	saved Paul and	Silas, stand by	me.

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When I'm growing old and	feeble, stand by	me.

	F#m	Bm	Em7	A
When I'm	growing old and	feeble, stand by	me.

	D	F#m	G	E7
When my	life becomes a	burden, and I'm	nearing chilly J	ordan,

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O thou	Lily of the	Valley, stand by	me.