The Book of Worship 321. Abide with me! fast falls the evenitde

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Abide with me! fast falls the evenitde

321. Abide with me! fast falls the evenitde

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1 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!

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--
O Thou who changest not, abide with me!

3 I need Thy presence every passing hour:
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like Thyself my guide and strength can be?
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!

Text Information
First Line:	Abide with me! fast falls the evenitde
Meter:	10s.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1867
Topic:	Man a Saint: In Bodily and Spiritual Trouble
Notes:	Public Domain.