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Abide With Me
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Aug 16, 2026 updated
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Shane & Shane, with Bethany Barnard, perform a live rendition of the classic hymn "Abide with Me." The song is a prayer for God's constant presence through life's trials, darkness, and even death. It acknowledges human weakness and the fleeting nature of earthly comforts, while expressing trust in God's grace and victory over death. The lyrics reflect a deep longing for companionship with the Lord from youth to the end of life, finding peace and triumph in His presence.
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Abide with me fast falls the eventide
The darkness deepens Lord with me abide
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless abide with me
Thou on my head in early youth didst smile
And though rebellious and per verse meanwhile
Thou hast not left me though I oft left Thee
On to the close Lord abide with me
I need Thy presence every passing hour
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power
Who like Thy self my guide and stay can be
Through cloud and sunshine abide with me
I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight tears lose their bitterness
Where is thy sting death
Where grave thy victory
I triumph still abide with me
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies
Thy morning breaks and earthly shadows flee
In life in death Lord abide with me
In life in death Lord abide with me