ABIDE WITH ME

E B 7 Cm E A B 7sus B 7 E

1. A bide with me! fast falls the e ven tide;

2. I need your pres ence ev ’ry pass ing hour:
3. I fear no foe with you at hand to bless;
4. Hold then your cross be fore my clos ing eyes;

E sus4 E A E Fm E F7 B

w
1. The dark ness deep ens; Lord, with me a bide;
2. What but your grace can foil the tempt er’s pow’r?
3. Ills have no weight, and tears no bit ter ness.
4. Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies!

E B 7 Cm
ie E A C7 Fm
ev
1. When oth er help ers fail and com forts flee,
2. Who like your self my guide and strength can be?
3. Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, your vic to ry?
4. Heav’n’s morn ing breaks and earth’s vain shad ows flee;
Pr

B 7 E E sus2 E Fm E /B B 7 E

1. Help of the help less, O a bide with me!

2. Through cloud and sun shine, Lord, a bide with me!
3. I tri umph still, if you a bide with me!
4. In life, in death, O Lord, a bide with me!

Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody.

Text: 10 10 10 10; Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847, alt.; Remains, 1850, alt.

Music: EVENTIDE; William H. Monk, 1823–1889; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861.

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 ABIDE WITH ME
Capo 1: (D) (A7) (Bm) (D) (G) (A7sus) (A7) (D)
E B 7 Cm E A B 7sus B 7 E

1. A bide with me! fast falls the e ven tide;

2. I need your pres ence ev ’ry pass ing hour:
3. I fear no foe with you at hand to bless;
4. Hold then your cross be fore my clos ing eyes;

(Dsus4) (D) (G) (D) (Em) (D) (E7) (A)

E sus4 E A E Fm E F7 B

w
1. The dark ness deep ens; Lord, with me a bide;
2. What but your grace can foil the tempt er’s pow’r?
3. Ills have no weight, and tears no bit ter ness.
4. Shine

(D)
E
through the

(A7)
B 7
gloom

(Bm)
Cm ie and

(D)
E
point

(G)
A
me to

(B7)
C7
the skies!

(Em)
Fm
ev
1. When oth er help ers fail and com forts flee,
2. Who like your self my guide and strength can be?
3. Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, your vic to ry?
4. Heav’n’s morn ing breaks and earth’s vain shad ows flee;

(A7) (D) (Dsus2) (D) (Em) (D/A) (A7) (D)

B 7 E E sus2 E Fm E /B B 7 E
Pr

1. Help of the help less, O a bide with me!

2. Through cloud and sun shine, Lord, a bide with me!
3. I tri umph still, if you a bide with me!
4. In life, in death, O Lord, a bide with me!

Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody.

Text: 10 10 10 10; Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847, alt.; Remains, 1850, alt.

Music: EVENTIDE; William H. Monk, 1823–1889; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861; guitar acc. © 1998, OCP. All rights reserved.

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 ABIDE WITH ME
Capo 1: (D) (A7) (Bm) (D) (G) (A7sus) (A7) (D)
E B 7 Cm E A B 7sus B 7 E

1. A bide with me! fast falls the e ven tide;

2. I need your pres ence ev ’ry pass ing hour:
3. I fear no foe with you at hand to bless;
4. Hold then your cross be fore my clos ing eyes;

(Dsus4) (D) (G) (D) (Em) (D) (E7) (A)

E sus4 E A E Fm E F7 B

w
1. The dark ness deep ens; Lord, with me a bide;
2. What but your grace can foil the tempt er’s pow’r?
3. Ills have no weight, and tears no bit ter ness.
4. Shine

(D)
E
through the

(A7)
B 7
gloom

(Bm)
Cm ie and

(D)
E
point

(G)
A
me to

(B7)
C7
the skies!

(Em)
Fm
ev
1. When oth er help ers fail and com forts flee,
2. Who like your self my guide and strength can be?
3. Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, your vic to ry?
4. Heav’n’s morn ing breaks and earth’s vain shad ows flee;

(A7) (D) (Dsus2) (D) (Em) (D/A) (A7) (D)

B 7 E E sus2 E Fm E /B B 7 E
Pr

1. Help of the help less, O a bide with me!

2. Through cloud and sun shine, Lord, a bide with me!
3. I tri umph still, if you a bide with me!
4. In life, in death, O Lord, a bide with me!

Note: When guitar and keyboard play together, keyboardists should improvise using the guitar chords above the melody.

Text: 10 10 10 10; Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847, alt.; Remains, 1850, alt.

Music: EVENTIDE; William H. Monk, 1823–1889; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861; guitar acc. © 1998, OCP. All rights reserved.

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Edition #90156