Verse 1 
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Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; 
D    A       G  D     Em        D  E7  A 
The darkness deepens; Lord with me a - bide. 
D      A    D       G        B7       Em 
When o-ther helpers fail and comforts flee, 
A    D      Bm        G   D    A    D 
Help of the helpless, O a-bide with me. 
  
Verse 2 
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Swift to its close ebbs out; Life's little day. 
D    A            G  D        Em     D  E7  A 
Earth's joys grow dim; Its glories pass away. 
D      A    D         G     B7    Em 
Change and decay; In all around I see; 
A    D        Bm      G   D    A    D 
O Thou, who changest not,Abide with me! 
  
Verse 3 
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I need Thy presence; Every passing hour. 
D    A       G  D     Em        D  E7  A 
What but Thy grace; Can foil the tempter's power? 
D      A    D       G        B7       Em 
Who, like Thyself, My guide and stay can be? 
A    D             Bm    G         D    A    D 
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. 
  
Verse 4 
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I fear no foe, With Thee at hand to bless; 
D    A       G        D   Em        D  E7  A 
Ills have no weight, And tears no bitterness. 
D      A    D                   G   B7       Em 
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? 
A    D      Bm        G   D    A    D 
I triumph still, If Thou abide with me. 
  
Verse 5 
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Hold Thou Thy cross; Before my closing eyes; 
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Shine through the gloom; And point me to the skies. 
D               A    D           G        B7       Em 
Heaven's morning breaks, And earth's vain shadows flee! 
A    D      Bm        G      D    A    D 
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!