Abide with Me

[Verse 1]

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Abide with me; fast falls the eventide,

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The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.

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When other helpers fail and comforts flee,

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Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

[Verse 2]

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Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;

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Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;

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Change and decay in all around I see;

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O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

[Verse 3]

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I need thy presence every passing hour.

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What but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?

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

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Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

[Verse 4]

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I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless;

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Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.

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Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?

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I triumph still, if thou abide with me.

[Verse 5]

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Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;

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Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.

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Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;

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In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.