A Gospel Choir Just Sang "Stand By Me" at the Royal Wedding and It Was Beautiful

Cosmopolitan ^ | 05/19/2018 | Sarah Weldon

[goldstategop]

STAND BY ME

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh, stand now by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me

[BenLurkin]

He's...…...

[BunnySlippers]

Wow, that is just stunning!!! Meghan is going to be a big change!

[sageburn]

Well, they did the best they could for the wedding. The Royal finances must be suffering they can’t even afford a June wedding.

[xp38]

I thought is was a pop song originally. Not exactly an old spiritual. They sing You’ll never walk alone at soccer games in England. Maybe that would have worked better.

[BenLurkin]

Maybe she’s pregnant.

[xp38]

I was born in a cross fire hurricane!

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

At moments like this, I am profoundly aware of the deep thankfulness I feel for the brave, honorable men who gave their lives rusing up against thr most powerful empire on earth...So that I don't have to give a continental damn what these "royals" get up to.

[goldstategop]

Who should stand by me? God?

I can think better for a love song.

[Joe 6-pack]

Yep. A song used as the title and theme for a Stephen King movie does not seem one bit out of place.

[BenLurkin]

“Come What May” is a good one...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VMfB2Ls98Q

[Stormy_MS1]

When we were married in the Episcopal church many years ago, we were prohibited from using secular music.

[tflabo]

Too bad one of the ‘Royals’ didn’t stand by Alfie Evans against the ghouls at the NHS. But happy wedding day anyway.

[sageburn]

Lol, might be, do they know who the father is?

[BenLurkin]

[elcid1970]

Looking at NBC’s closeups of the guests, I’d say that place could use some Germans.

;^)

[VanDeKoik]

It isnt your wedding, dude.

And “Stand By Me” isnt a “Negro spiritual”.

So way to make us all look like idiots.

[boknows]

Noticed that the Queen had that choir situated all the way in the back of the church.

[Reily]

Any candidates from the House of Goodwinson?

Anybody but these tabloid Winsdors!

[gundog]

James Hewitt. Had to google it.