Abide with Me

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Abide with Me

~ Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847

Stanza 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, O abide with me!

Stanza 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!

Stanza 3:

I need Thy presence ev'ry passing hour -

What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r?

Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?

Thru cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

Stanza 4:

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.

Stanza 5:

Hold Thou Thy word before my closing eyes,

Shine thru 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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