Abide With Me Words by Henry F.

Lyte, adapted
Solo, Duet, or Two-part choir

 80  4
Music by William H. Monk, adapted

          
Arranged by Sally DeFord

    
            
about

  
2 6



     
       
       

   
 a tempo 

    
Women:

  
rit.

 
8 10


(melody)

   
A - bide with me! fast falls the e - ven -

                 
 
     
a tempo

rit.

    




       

            
12 14 16

         
       
tide; The dark - ness deep - ens. Lord, with me a - bide!

       
  

             
              

  
             
18 20

 

  
When oth - er help - ers fail and com - forts flee, Help of the

 
   
  
                   
   
 
          

     
 

Abide With Me (Duet or two-part choir)-1

 
        

22 24 26



             
help - less, oh, a - bide with me.

          
                     

   
      

   
       

     
   


Women
 
        

28 30 32

 
      
  
Men (melody) I need thy pre - sence ev - 'ry pass - ing hour,

     
 
I need thy pre - sence ev - 'ry pas - sing hour. What but thy

                 
            

    
 
        
        
      

 
          
     
34 36


What but thy grace can foil the tempt - er's pow'r? Who like thy

             

  
grace can foil the tempt - er's pow'r? Who like thy - self, my

 
            
             
      

         
          
       
  
Abide With Me (Duet or two-part choir)-2
   
          
38 40 42

  

           
self, my guide andstay can be, Oh Lord, a - bide with
-

   

guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sun - shine, Lord, a - bide
- with
-

   

      
              
   
    
             
            

       
  
44 46

     
me!

     
me!

                            
         
 
 
     
     
 
     
      


    
(melody) a tempo

   
48 50 52



   
I fear no foe with

    

  
                


        
      

  
    
        
a tempo

  
    

 
 

Abide With Me (Duet or two-part choir)-3
   

               
54 56

      
Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bit - ter

  
      
 
    
              
                     
    
 
            
         

 

          
58 60 62

 
         
ness. Death has no sting, the grave no vic - to - ry,

 
  

       
              
  
   
   

          

            
  

   
          
64 66

 
        
I tri - umph still, if Thou a - bide with me.

   
 
    
     
    

       


      

           
         
 
Abide With Me (Duet or two-part choir)-4
   
a tempo

         
rit.


68 70 72

 I
      
tri - umph still if Thou a - bide

  
    

         

               
   
 a tempo

 
 
rit.

      
      


  
 
74 76

 

  
with me.



    
 

  

             
   
  
   
         
rit.

      
  

8vb

*Choirs: Where optional notes appear, sing one or the other, not both.

Abide With Me (Duet or two-part choir)-5