ABIDE WITH ME
1. Abide with me:
fast falls the eventide;
The darkness
deepens; Lord, with me abide!
When other helpers
fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the
helpless, oh, abide with me!
2. Swift to its close
ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow
dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in
all around I see;
O Thou, who
changest not abide with me!
3. Come not in
terrors, as the King of kings;
But kind and good,
with healing in Thy wings;
Tears for all woes,
a heart for every plea;
Come, Friend of
sinners, thus abide with me.
4. I need Thy
presence every passing hour,
What but Thy grace
can foil the tempter's power?
Who like Thyself my
guide and stay can be,
Through cloud and
sunshine, Oh, abide with me.
5. I fear no foe,
with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no
weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death's
sting? where grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if
Thou abide with me.
6. Be Thou Thyself
before my closing eyes;
Shine through the
gloom, and point me to the skies;
Heav'n's morning
breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee.
In life, in death,
O Lord, abide with me!
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