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 abide with me Thou on my head in early youth didst smile And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile Thou hast not left me though I oft left Thee On to the close, Lord, 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, abide with me I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless Ills have no weight, tears lose their bitterness Where is thy sting death? Where grave thy victory? I triumph still, abide with me Hold out Thy cross before my closing eyes Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies Thy morning breaks and earthly shadows flee In life and death, Lord, abide with me In life and death, Lord, abide wit