Verse 1:
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a--bide 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, oh, abide with me.
Verse 2:
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Swift to its close ebbs out lifes little day
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Earths 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 tempters 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 deaths 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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Heavens morning breaks and earths vain shadows flee
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In life, in death O Lord, abide with me.