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IT IS TOWARD EVENING, by                    
First Line: "abide with me, o christ: thou must not go"
Last Line: Make thou it perfect with thy perfect life
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Abide with me, O Christ; Thou must not go,
For life's brief day is now far down the west;
In dark'ning clouds my sun is sinking low;
Lord, stay and soothe Thy fretted child to rest.

Abide with me, ere I can fall on sleep
My throbbing head must on Thy breast recline,
That I may hear anew Thy voice, and feel
The thrill of Thy pierced hands in touch with mine.

Abide with me; so then shall I have peace
The world can never give nor take from me;
Nor life nor death can that calm peace disturb,
Since life and death alike are gain through Thee.

If life, 'tis well; for though in paths of pain,
In desert place afar, I'm led aside,
Yet here 'tis joy my Master's cup to share;
And so I pray, O Christ, with me abide.

'Tis gain if death; for in that far-off land--
No longer far--no veil of flesh will dim
For me the wondrous beauty of my King,
As He abides with me and I with Him.

Abide with me; I have toiled gladly on,
A little while, in stir of care and strife;
The task is laid aside at Thy command,
Make Thou it perfect with Thy perfect life.





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