Couplet 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
Abide with me

Couplet 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

Couplet 3

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 Lord
Abide with me

Couplet 4

I fear no foe
With thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight
And tears loss their bitterness
Where is death's sting
Where grave thy victory
I triumph still if Thou
Abide with me

Couplet 5

Hold Thou Thy Cross
Before my closing eyes
Shine through the gloom
And point me to the skies
Heaven's morning breaks
And earth's vain shadows flee
In life in death O Lord
Abide with me