4. 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
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!
4
Hold Thou Thy Word 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!
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