Abide with me
Emeli Sande

Abide with me
Fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens
O Lord, with me abide
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless
O abide with me

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

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

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

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