Abide With Me

Verse 1:

Abide with me:
Fast falls the even tide;

The darkness deepens:
Lord, with me abide!
When other helpers fail,
And comforts flee,
Help of the helpless,
O abide with me!

Verse 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!

Verse 3:
I need Thy presence

Ev'ry passing hour:
What but Thy grace
Can foil the tempter's power?
Who like Thy self
My guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O Abide with me!

Verse 4:
Hold Thou Thy cross
Before my closing eyes;
Shine Through the gloom,
And point me to the skies;

Verse 4:
Heaven's morning breaks,
And earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord,
Abide with me!