Abide With Me

Elton John

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1. A-bide with me, fast falls the eventide. 
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    The darkness deepens, Lord, with me a-bide. 
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    When other helpers  fail, and comforts flee, 
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    help of the helpless, oh, a - bide with me! 
 
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2. I need thy presence every passing hour! 
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    What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r? 
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    Who like Thyself  my guide and stay can be? 
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    Through cloud and sunshine, oh, a - bide with me ! 
 
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3. Swift to it's close ebbs out life's little day. 
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    Earth's joys grow dim, it's glories pass a-way. 
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    Change and decay in  all around I see. 
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    O Thou who changest not, a - bide with me ! 
 
 
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4. Not a brief glance I  beg, a passing word. 
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    But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord, 
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    Familiar, condescending, patient, free. 
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    Come not to sojourn, but a - bide with me! 
 
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5. Come not in terror, as the King of kings, 
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    But kind and good, with healing in  Thy wings. 
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    Tears for all woes, a  heart for every plea. 
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    Come, Friend of sinners, thus a - bide with me! 
 
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6. Thou on my head in every youth didst smile. 
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    And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile, 
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    Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee. 
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    On to the close, O Lord, a - bide with me. 
 
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7. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless. 
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    Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. 
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    Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? 
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   I triumph still, if thou a - bide with me! 
 
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8. Hold thou thy cross be-fore my closing eyes. 
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    Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies. 
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   Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee. 
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    In life, in death, O Lord, a - bide with me!