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Abide with Me

Words and music by Henry Lyte & William Monk · 1847

Key of Eb · 66 BPM · 4/4 · Comfort,Trust · Luke 24:29

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 grow dim;
its glories pass away;
Change and decay
in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide
with me.

Verse 3

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

Verse 4

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

Verse 5

Thou on my head
in early youth didst smile;
And, though rebellious
and perverse meanwhile,
Thou hast not left
me, oft as I left Thee,
On to the close, O Lord, abide
with me.

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