A-bide 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 joys grow dim, its glories pass away Change and decay in all around I see Oh thou who changest not, abide with me I need thy presence every passing hour What but thy grace can foil the tempter's pow'r Who like thyself, my guide and stay can be Through cloud and sunshine, Oh abide with me Oh thou thy cross before my closing eyes Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies Heav'ns morning breaks, and earth's reign shadows flee In life and death, Oh Lord, abide with me In life and death, Oh Lord, abide with me