Abide With Me

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!

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!

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, O abide with me!

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!

Hold Thou Thy cross 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.



Credits
Writer(s): Josh Mancell, Henry F. Lyte
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