Hymn: | Abide With Me |
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Tune: | Eventide |
Words: | Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) |
Music: | William Henry Monk (1823-89) |
Verse 1
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
Verse 2
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grown dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Verse 3
I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
Verse 4
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.
Verse 5
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Verse 1
Eb Gm/Bb Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Bb Cm7 Bb7/D Eb
A__bide with me; fast falls the e____ven____tide;
Eb Eb/D Ab/C Eb/Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Bb/D Eb F7/C Bb
The dark__ness deepens; Lord with me a______bide;
Eb Gm/B Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Caug C7 Fm
When o______ther hel_pers fail, and com___forts flee
Bb/Ab Eb/G Bb7/F Eb Bb7 Cm Fm/Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
Help of the helpless, O a______bide with me
Verse 2
Eb Gm/Bb Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Bb Cm7 Bb7/D Eb
Swift to its close ebbs out life's li___ttle day;
Eb Eb/D Ab/C Eb/Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Bb/D Eb F7/C Bb
Earth's joys grown dim, its glo__ries pass a______way;
Eb Gm/B Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Caug C7 Fm
Change and de___cay in all around I see;
Bb/Ab Eb/G Bb7/F Eb Bb7 Cm Fm/Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
O Thou who changest not, a______bide with me.
Verse 3
Eb Gm/Bb Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Bb Cm7 Bb7/D Eb
I need Thy pre_sence every pa___ssing hour;
Eb Eb/D Ab/C Eb/Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Bb/D Eb F7/C Bb
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Eb Gm/B Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Caug C7 Fm
Who, like Thy__self, my guide and stay can be?
Bb/Ab Eb/G Bb7/F Eb Bb7 Cm Fm/Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
Through cloud and sun_shine, Lord, a______bide with me.
Verse 4
Eb Gm/Bb Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Bb Cm7 Bb7/D Eb
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Eb Eb/D Ab/C Eb/Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Bb/D Eb F7/C Bb
Ills have no weight, and tears no bi_tter___ness;
Eb Gm/B Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Caug C7 Fm
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy vic___to__ry?
Bb/Ab Eb/G Bb7/F Eb Bb7 Cm Fm/Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
I tri___umph still, if Thou a______bide with me.
Verse 5
Eb Gm/Bb Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Bb Cm7 Bb7/D Eb
Hold Thou Thy cross be____fore my clo__sing eyes;
Eb Eb/D Ab/C Eb/Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Bb/D Eb F7/C Bb
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Eb Gm/B Bb7 Cm Eb/G Ab Caug C7 Fm
Heav’n’s mor____ning breaks, and earth’s vain sha___dows flee;
Bb/Ab Eb/G Bb7/F Eb Bb7 Cm Fm/Ab Eb/Bb Bb Eb
In life, in death, O Lord, a______bide with me.