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T:Abide With Me
C:Henry F. Lyte, 1847                                                                                       William Henry Monk, 1861
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w: 1.~A-bide with me; fast falls the e-van-tide;
w: 2.~Swift to its close ebbs out life's lit-tle day;
w: 3.~I need Thy pres-ence ev-ery pass-ing hour.
w: 4.~Hold Thou Thy cross be-fore my clos-ing eyes;
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w: The dark-ness deep-ens; Lord with me a-bide.
w: Earth's joys grow dim; its glo-ries pass a-way;
w: What but Thy grace can foil the temp-ter's power?
w: Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
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w: When oth-er help-ers fail and com-forts flee,
w: Change and de-cay in all a-round I see;
w: Who, like Thy-self, my guide and stay can be?
w: Heaven's morn-ing breaks, and earth's vain shad-ows flee;
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w: Help of the help-less, O a-bide with me.
w: O Thou who chang-est not, a-bide with me.
w: Through cloud and sun-shine, Lord, a-bide with me.
w: In life, in death, O Lord, a-bide with me.
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