Abide With Me chords by Sara Groves

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

ABIDE WITH ME

Intro – A augmentedA ... D MajorD A augmentedA E… A augmentedA ... D MajorD A augmentedA E…

Verse 1
      A augmentedA         D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
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The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
      F#m7F#m7       D MajorD A augmentedA   D MajorD
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
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Help of the helpless, abide with me.

Verse 2
      A augmentedA       D MajorD   A augmentedA  E MajorE
Thou on my head in early youth didst smile
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And though rebellious and perverse meanwhile
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Thou has not left me though I oft left thee
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On to the close, Lord, abide with me

Verse 3
      A augmentedA       D MajorD  A augmentedA  E MajorE
I need Thy presence every passing hour.
       A augmentedA         D MajorD  A augmentedA  E MajorE
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
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Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?

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Through cloud and sunshine abide with me.

Verse 4
     A augmentedA         D MajorD  A augmentedA  E MajorE
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
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Ills have no weight, tears lose their bitterness.
       F#m7F#m7              D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where is thy sting, Death? Where, grave, thy victory?
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I triumph still, abide with me.

Verse 5
       A augmentedA        D MajorD  A augmentedA  E MajorE
Hold out Thy cross before my closing eyes;
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Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
      F#m7F#m7        D MajorD  A augmentedA D MajorD
Thy morning breaks and earthly shadows flee
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In life and death, Lord, abide with me
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In life and death, Lord, abide with me