Abide with Me
Abide with me;
Fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens;
O 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 fear no foe With Thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight
And tears no bitterness
Where is the 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.
Heaven's morning breaks' and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life' in death' O Lord' abide with me.
Abide with me