Abide with me, fast flows the eventide;
The darkness deepens, 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 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.
1 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? 1 triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
Reveal Thyself before my closing eyes:
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the
Skies,
Heaven's morning breaks,
And earth's vain shadows lee:
In lifo, in death, O Lord, abide with me.