Abide With Me

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1. A-bide with me, fast falls the 
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eventide.
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    The darkness deepens, 
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Lord, with me a-bide.
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    When other helpers  fail, 
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and comforts flee,
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    help of the helpless, oh, 
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a - bide with me!

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2. I need thy presence every 
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passing hour!
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    What but Thy grace can 
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foil the tempter's pow'r?
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    Who like Thyself  my guide 
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and stay can be?
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    Through cloud and sunshine, 
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oh, a - bide with me !

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3. Swift to it's close ebbs out
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 life's little day.
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    Earth's joys grow dim, it's 
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glories pass a-way.
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    Change and decay in  all 
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around I see.
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    O Thou who changest not, 
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a - bide with me !


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4. Not a brief glance I  beg, a 
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passing word.
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    But as Thou dwell'st with 
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Thy disciples, Lord,
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    Familiar, condescending, 
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patient, free.
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    Come not to sojourn, but 
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a - bide with me!

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5. Come not in terror, as the 
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King of kings,
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    But kind and good, with 
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healing in  Thy wings.
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    Tears for all woes, a  
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heart for every plea.
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    Come, Friend of sinners, 
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thus a - bide with me!

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6. Thou on my head in every 
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youth didst smile.
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    And though rebellious and 
perverse meanwhile,
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    Thou hast not left me, oft 
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as I left Thee.
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    On to the close, O Lord, 
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a - bide with me.

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7. I fear no foe, with Thee at 
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hand to bless.
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    Ills have no weight, and 
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tears no bitterness.
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    Where is death's sting? 
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Where, grave, thy victory?
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   I triumph still, if thou a 
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- bide with me!

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8. Hold thou thy cross be-fore 
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my closing eyes.
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    Shine through the gloom, and
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 point me to the skies.
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   Heav'n's morning breaks, and 
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earth's vain shadows flee.
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    In life, in death, O Lord, 
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a - bide with me!