Abide With Me

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
 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 strength can be?
 Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me
 I 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?
 I triumph still, if Thou abide with me
 Hold thou Thy cross 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
 In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me