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 stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
Keep 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
