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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
(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
(Abide with me, 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
(Abide with me)
Heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee
In life, in death, abide with me
