Abide with Me
Words: Henry F. Lyte 1793-1847
Tune: William Henry Monk, 1823-1889
Category: Prayer
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1. A -bide with me! Fast falls the e -ven-tide;
2. Swift to its close ebbs out life's lit -tle day;
3. I need Thy pres-ence ev- 'ry pass-ing hour;
4. Hold Thou Thy cross be -fore my clos-ing eyes;
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1. The dark -ness deep- ens; Lord, with me a- bide:
2. Earth's joys grow dim, its glo- ries pass a -way!
3. What but Thy grace can foil the temp-ter's pow'r?
4. Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies.
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1. When oth -er help-ers fail and com -forts flee,
2. Change and de -cay in all a -round I see:
3. Who, like Thy-self, my guide and stay can be?
4. Heavn's morn-ing breaks, and earth's vain shad -ows flee!
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1. Help of the help- less, O a-bide with me!
2. O Thou who chang -est not, a-bide with me!
3. Through cloud and sun -shine, O a-bide with me!
4. In life, in death, O Lord, a-bide with me!
