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Abide With Me

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CA-G7bide with Cme fast Ffalls the G7evenCtide
The darkness FdeepCens D7Lord with me aG7bide
CWhen G7other ChelC7pers Ffail and comforts Dmflee
G7Help of the Chelpless FO aCbide G7with Cme
Swift G7to its Cclose ebbs Fout life’s G7little Cday
Earth’s joys Fgrow dim Cits D7glories pass G7away
CChange G7and CdecC7ay in Fall around I Dmsee
G7O Thou who Cchanges Fnot Cabide G7with Cme
Hold G7Thou Thy Cword beFfore my G7closing Ceyes
Shine through the Fgloom Cand D7point me to the G7skies 
CHeaven’s G7morning Cbreaks  C7and Fearth’s vain shadows Dmflee 
G7In life in Cdeath O FLord Cabide G7with Cme

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Abide With Me

by Jimmy Dean

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G7 C F G7 C

A-bide with me fast falls the eventide

F C D7 G7

The darkness deepens Lord with me abide

C G7 C C7 F Dm

When other helpers fail and comforts flee

G7 C F C G7 C

Help of the helpless O abide with me

G7 C F G7 C

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day

F C D7 G7

Earth’s joys grow dim its glories pass away

C G7 C C7 F Dm

Change and decay in all around I see

G7 C F C G7 C

O Thou who changes not abide with me

G7 C F G7 C

Hold Thou Thy word before my closing eyes

F C D7 G7

Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies

C G7 C C7 F Dm

Heaven’s morning breaks and earth’s vain shadows flee

G7 C F C G7 C

In life in death O Lord abide with me

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