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%OHSCRIP Lk 24:29, Ps 63:6-8, 73:23-26, 1Cor 10:13
%OHTOPICS {Brevity of Life}, {Calmness}, {Cloud [6]}, {Contrition [5,6]}, {Cross [8]}, {Darkness, Spiritual [1,2]}, {God, Care of}, {God, Faithfulness of}, {Hope}, {Invitation (Faithful's to God)}, {Presence}
%OHCATEGORY CROSS AND COMFORT
%OHMETRICAL 10 10 10 10
%OHCOMPLEXITY 2
%OHCOMPOSER Monk, William Henry (1823-1889)
%OHARRANGER Monk, William Henry (1823-1889)
%OHAUTHOR Lyte, Henry F. (1793-1847)
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X: 1
T: Abide With Me
C: Words: Henry F. Lyte, 1847.  Music: 'Eventide' William H. Monk, 1861.  Setting: William H. Monk, 1861.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2008 Revision.
S: Music source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1869 hymn 14. (ed. William H. Monk)
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w: 1.~A- bide with me; fast falls the ev- en- tide; The dark- ness 
w: 2.~Swift to its close ebbs out life's lit- tle day; Earth's joys grow 
w: 3.~Not a brief glance I beg, a pass- ing word; But as Thou 
w: 4.~Come not in ter- rors, as the King of kings, But kind and 
w: 5.~Thou on my head in ear- ly youth didst smile; And, though re- 
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w: deep- ens; Lord with me a- bide. When o- ther help- ers 
w: dim; its glor- ies pass a- way; Change and de- cay in 
w: dwell'st with Thy dis- ci- ples, Lord, Fa- mil- iar, con- des- 
w: good, with heal- ing in Thy wings, Tears for all woes, a 
w: bell- ious and per- verse mean- while, Thou hast not left me, 
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w: fail and com- forts flee, Help of the help- less, O a- bide with me. 
w: all a- round I see; O Thou who chan- gest not, a- bide with me. 
w: cend- ing, pa- tient, free. Come not to so- journ, but a- bide with me. 
w: heart for ev- ery plea? Come, Friend of sin- ners, and thus bide with me. 
w: oft as I left Thee, On to the close, O Lord, a- bide with me. 
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W: 6.I need Thy presence every passing hour.
W: What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
W: Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
W: Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
W: 
W: 7.I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
W: Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
W: Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
W: I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
W: 
W: 8.Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
W: Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
W: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
W: In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.