Abide With Me [take 1] Lyrics - Thelonious Monk

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, oh abide with me 

I need Thy presence every passing hour 

What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? 

Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be? 

Through cloud and sunshine Lord abide with me 

Hold thou Thy cross before my closing eyes 

Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies 

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

In life, in death oh Lord abide with me