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!
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!
3.
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,
O abide with me!
4.
I fear no foe,
with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight,
and tears no bitterness:
Where is death's sting?
where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still if Thou
abide with me!