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Abide With Me

Key - C

Verse 1

Abide with

me; fast falls the

even

tide;

the darkness

deepens; Lord, with m

e a

bide

When other h

elpers, fail and c

omfo

rts fle

Help of the

helpless, ab

ide with m

Verse 2

Thou on my

head in early you

th did

st sm

ile,

And though reb

ellious and perv

erse m

eanwhile,

Thou hast not

left me, oft as

I le

ft Th

ee.

On to the

close, O Lord, abi

de with

me.

Verse 3

I need thy pr

esence every p

assi

ng ho

ur.

What but thy

grace can foil the te

mpt

er's pow

er?

Who, like thys

elf, my guide and s

tay ca

n b

Through cloud and

sunshine, ab

ide with m

Verse 4

I fear no

foe, with thee at h

and to

bles

ills have no

weight, tears loss their

bitt

erne

ss.

Where is thy sti

ng death? Where, grave, thy

vict

ory

I triumph

still, ab

ide with

me.

Verse 5

Hold thou thy

cross before my c

los

ing ey

es;

shine through the

gloom and point me t

o th

e ski

es.

Heav’n's morning

breaks, and earth's vain s

hado

ws flee

;

in life, in

death, O Lord, ab

ide with

me.

{title: Abide With Me}

{comment: Verse 1}
Abide with [C]me; fast falls the [F]even[C]tide;[G]
the darkness [C]deepens; Lord, with m[F]e a[C]bide[G].
When other h[Am]elpers, fail and c[F]omfo[C]rts fle[F]e,
Help of the [C]helpless, ab[G]ide with m[C]e.

{comment: Verse 2}
Thou on my [C]head in early you[F]th did[C]st sm[G]ile,
And though reb[C]ellious and perv[F]erse m[C]eanwhile,
Thou hast not [Am]left me, oft as [F]I le[C]ft Th[F]ee.
On to the [C]close, O Lord, abi[G]de with [C]me.

{comment: Verse 3}
I need thy pr[C]esence every p[F]assi[C]ng ho[G]ur.
What but thy [C]grace can foil the te[F]mpt[C]er's pow[G]er? 
Who, like thys[Am]elf, my guide and s[F]tay ca[C]n b[F]e? 
Through cloud and[C] sunshine, ab[G]ide with m[C]e.

{comment: Verse 4}
I fear no [C]foe, with thee at h[F]and to[C] bles[G]s;
ills have no [C]weight, tears loss their [F]bitt[C]erne[G]ss.
Where is thy sti[Am]ng death? Where, grave, thy [F]vict[C]ory[F]? 
I triumph[C] still, ab[G]ide with [C]me.

{comment: Verse 5}
Hold thou thy [C]cross before my c[F]los[C]ing ey[G]es;
shine through the[C] gloom and point me t[F]o th[C]e ski[G]es. 
Heav’n's morning [Am]breaks, and earth's vain s[F]hado[C]ws flee[F]; 
in life, in [C]death, O Lord, ab[G]ide with [C]me.

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, abide with me.

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.

I need thy presence every passing hour.
What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless;
ills have no weight, tears loss their bitterness.
Where is thy sting death? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, abide with me.

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.

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