abide with me

Katherine Jenkins

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, oh, abide with me

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

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, lord, abide with me

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

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