Abide With Me

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Verse 1
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Abide with me; fast falls the 
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eventide;
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The darkness deepens; Lord with me 
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abide.
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When other helpers fail and 
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comforts flee,
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Help of the helpless, abide with me.

Verse 2
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Thou on my head in early youth 
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didst smile
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And though rebellious and perverse 
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meanwhile
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Thou has not left me though I oft 
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left thee
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On to the close, Lord, abide with me

Verse 3
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I need Thy presence every passing 
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hour.
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What but Thy grace can foil the 
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tempter's power?
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Who, like Thyself, my guide and 
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stay can be?

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Through cloud and sunshine abide 
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with me.

Verse 4
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I fear no foe, with Thee at hand 
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to bless;
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Ills have no weight, tears lose 
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their bitterness.
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Where is thy sting, Death? Where, 
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grave, thy victory?
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I triumph still, abide with me.

Verse 5
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Hold out Thy cross before my 
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closing eyes;
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Shine through the gloom and point 
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me to the skies.
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Thy morning breaks and earthly 
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shadows flee
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In life and death, Lord, abide 
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with me
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In life and death, Lord, abide 
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with me