Abide With Me
[Verse 1]
C F C G
Abide with me; Fast falls the eventide;
C F C G
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
Am F C F
When other helpers, fail and comforts flee,
C G C
Help of the helpless, abide with me.
[Verse 2]
C F C G
Thou on my head, in early youth didst smile;
C F C G
And, though rebellious, and perverse meanwhile,
Am F C F
Thou hast not left me, though I oft left Thee,
C G C
On to the close Lord, abide with me.
[Verse 3]
C F C G
I need Thy presence, every passing hour.
C F C G
What but Thy grace, can foil the tempter's power?
Am F C F
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
C G C
Through cloud and sunshine, abide with me.
[Interlude; Key change to Dmaj]
[Verse 4]
D G D A
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless
D G D A
Ills have no weight, tears lose their bitterness
Bm G D G
Where is thy sting death? Where grave thy victory?
D A D
I triumph still, abide with me.
[Verse 5]
D G D A
Hold Thou Thy cross, before my closing eyes;
D G D A
Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies.
Bm G D G
Heav'n's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
D A D
In life, in death, Lord, abide with me.