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, O 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, O 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. 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!

Amen.