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Abide with Me
Abide with me fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens, God, with me abide;
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
I need your presence every passing hour;
What but your grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like yourself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
I fear no foe, with You at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death's sting? Where grave, your victory?
I triumph still if You abide with me.
Hold up your cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O God, abide with me.