Author: Henry F Lyte 1793-1847
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:
you never change, O Lord; abide with me.
3. I need your presence every passing hour;
what but your grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who like yourself my guide and strength can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
4. I fear no foe with you at hand to bless;
ills have no weight and tears no bitterness.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, your victory?
I triumph still if you abide with me.
5. Hold, Lord, your cross before my closing eyes;
shine through the gloom and point me to the skies:
heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee;
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Scriptures: 1 Chronicles 29:15, Hosea 13:14, Hebrews 13:6, Job 9:25-26, Hebrews 13:8, Malachi 3:6, Psalms 48:14, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 15:55-57, 1 John 2:17, Matthew 28:20, Philippians 1:20, Psalms 23:4, Matthew 4:3, Psalms 27:1, Romans 14:8, 2:17, Luke 24:29, 4:6, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, 2 Timothy 4:10, Psalms 73:26, 1 Samuel 3:2, Hebrews 12:27, 1 Samuel 31:11-13, Job 7:6, Psalms 72:12, Ecclesiastes 12:1-7, Jeremiah 6:4, Luke 9:12, Luke 19:5-6, 1 Thessalonians 4:13