Abide With Me

	  		Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Abide with me; fast falls the eventide 
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The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide 
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When other helpers, fail and comforts flee, 
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Help of the helpless, abide with me 


Verse 2:
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Thou on my head, in early youth did smile 
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And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile 
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Thou hast not left me, though I oft left Thee 
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On to the close, Lord, abide with me 


Verse 3:
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I need Thy presence, every passing hour 
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What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power 
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Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be 
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Through cloud and sunshine, abide with me 


Instrumental: 
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Verse 4:
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I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless 
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Ills have no weight, tears lose their bitterness 
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Where is thy sting, death? Where grave thy victory? 
          D       A         D 
I triumph still, abide with me 


Verse 5:
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Hold Thou the cross before my closing eyes 
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Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies 
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Heaven's morning breaks and Earth's vain shadows flee 
            D             A         D 
In life, in Death, Lord, abide with me 


Outro: D  A  D