Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;\nThe darkness deepens; Lord with me abide!\nWhen other helpers fail, and comforts flee,\nHelp of the helpless, O abide with me.\n2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;\nEarth’s joys grow dim, its glory pass away;\nChange and decay in all around I see;\nO thou who changest not, abide with me.\n3. I need thy presence every passing hour;\nWhat but thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?\nWho like thyself my guide and stay can be?\nThrough cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.\n4. I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless;\nIlls have no weight, and tears no bitterness.\nWhere is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?\nI triumph sill, if thou abide with me.\n5. Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;\nShine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;\nHeaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;\nIn life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!