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Abide With Me

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Abide With Me

Intro (2X)

A D A/C# Esus
                                                     

Verse 1

A D A/C# E
Abide with   me fast falls the   ev  -   en  -   tide
A D A/C# E
The darkness   deepens Lord with   me     ab  -   ide
D/F# F#m D A/C# D
When other   help  -   ers fail and   com  -   forts  f lee
A/E E A
Help of the   helpless a bide with   me

Verse 2

A D A/C# E
Thou on my   head in early   youth    didst    smile
A D A/C# E
And though re bellious and per verse   mean -  while
D/F# F#m D A/C# D
Thou hast not   left     me though I   oft     left     Thee
A/E E A
On to the   close Lord a bide with   me

Verse 3

A D A/C# E
I need Thy   presence every   pass -  ing     hour
A D A/C# E
What but Thy   grace can foil the   temp ter’s     power
D/F# F#m D A/C# D
Who like Thy self     my guide and   stay     can       be
A/E E A
Through cloud and   sunshine a bide with   me

Turn

A D A/C# Esus
                                                      
A D A/C# Esus
                                                      
D/F# F#m D A/C#
                                                      
D A/E E A
                                                       

Verse 4

A D A/C# E
I fear no   foe with Thee at   hand     to      bless
A D A/C# E
Ills have no   weight tears lose their   bi  -   tter  -   ness
D/F# F#m
Where is thy   sting     death
D A/C# D
Where grave thy   vi  -   cto  -   ry
A/E E A
I triumph   still   a bide with   me

Verse 5

A D A/C# E
Hold Thou Thy   cross before my   clo  -   sing     eyes
A D A/C# E
Shine through the   gloom and point me   to     the     skies
Fdim D/F# F#m D A/C# Bm
Thy   morning   breaks   and earthly   sha  -   dows   flee
A/E E A
In life in   death Lord  a bide with   me

Tag

A/E E A
In life in   death Lord      abide with   me