370--Abide with me! fast falls the eventide;

Abide with me! fast falls the eventide;

370

	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.	Come not in terrors, as the King of kings;
		But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings:
		Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea;
		Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
	4.	I need Thy presence every passing hour:
		What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's
		power?
		Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
		Through cloud and sunshine, oh, abide with
		me.
	5.	I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless:
		Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness:
		Where is death's sting? where, grave, thy
		victory?
		I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.