Abide With Me

Soprano

Mezzo Alto

A B I D E

W I T H M E

commissionedandrecordedbyHarrietFraser from the PEACE Collection for SSA choir

Lento(q =c.68)

arr.ShawnKirchner

TextbyHenryFrancisLyte Tune(EVENTIDE)byWilliamHenryMonk

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p semplice bide-withme!fastfallstheeven-tide.-

ThedarknessA

p semplice bide-withme!fastfallstheeven-tide.deepens;- Lord,withmeabide.-

6 Thedarkness-deepens;- Lord,withmeabide.- Whenotherfail,andcomforts-flee, Helpofthehelpless,-Oabide-withme.  

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Whenother-helpers     

                                                                                    PERUSAL ONLY

p needthypresence-ev'ry-passing - hour,...butthy

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p needthypresence-ev'ry-passing-hour.Whatbutthygracecan I

p needthypresence-ev'ry-passing-hour. Whatbutthy

be? Throughcloudandsunshine,-Oabide-withme. guideandstaycanbe?Throughcloudandsunshine,-Oabide-withme.

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                                                                                                                                   2 PERUSAL ONLY

gracecanfoilthetempter's-pow'r. Wholikethy-

foilthetempter's-pow'r? Wholikethyself - myguideandstaycan gracecanfoilthetempter's-pow'r? Wholikethyself - my selfmystaycanbe? Oabide-withme.

33 Swift

mp toitscloseebbsoutlife'slittle-day. Earth'sjoysgrow

Swift

mp toitscloseebbsoutlifes'little - day.Joysgrow Swift

39 dim,earth'sglories-passaway. - Change inallaround-I glories-passaway. - Changeanddecay-inallaround-Isee. dim,itsglories-passaway. - Changeanddecay - inallaround-I

mp toitscloseebbsoutlife'slittle-day. Earth'sjoysgrow dim, glories-passa way. - All I 

mp toitscloseebbsoutlife'slittle-day.Earth'sjoysgrowdim,

                                                                                                                            3 PERUSAL ONLY

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Descant (opt.solo)

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