Abide With Me - S. Liddle and H.F Lyte Flashcards
(19 cards)
- A-bide with me! fast falls the ev-en-tide;
The dark-ness deep-ens; Lord, with me a-bide!
- The dark-ness deep-ens; Lord, with me a-bide!
When o-ther help-ers fail, and com-forts flee,
- When o-ther help-ers fail, and com-forts flee,
Help of the help-less-, O a-bide with me-
- Help of the help-less-, O a-bide with me-
Swift to its close ebbs out life’s lit-tle day!
- Swift to its close ebbs out life’s lit-tle day!
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glor-ies pass a-way;
- Swift to its close ebbs out life’s lit-tle day!
Change and de-cay in all a-round I see;
- Change and de-cay in all a-round I see;
O Thou, Who chang-est not, a-bide- with me!-
- O Thou, Who chang-est not, a-bide- with me!-
I need Thy pres-ence ev-‘ry pass-ing hour;
- I need Thy pres-ence ev-‘ry pass-ing hour;
What but Thy Grace can foil the tempt-er’s power?
- What but Thy Grace can foil the tempt-er’s power?
Who like Thy-self my guide and stay can be?
- Who like Thy-self my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sun-shine, Lord– a-bide with me!
- Through cloud and sun-shine, Lord– a-bide with me!
I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless;
- I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight and tears no bit-ter-ness;
- Ills have no weight and tears no bit-ter-ness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy vic-to-ry?
- Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy vic-to-ry?
I tri-umph still, if Thou a-bide- with- me?–
- I tri-umph still, if Thou a-bide- with- me?–
Hold Thou Thy Cross be-fore my clos-ing eyes;
- Hold Thou Thy Cross be-fore my clos-ing eyes;
Shine through the gloom, and point- me to the skies;
- Shine through the gloom, and point- me to the skies;
Heaven’s morn-ing breaks, and earth’s vain shad-ows flee;-
- Heaven’s morn-ing breaks, and earth’s vain shad-ows flee;-
In life, in death, O Lord- a-bide with me—