Abide in Me, O Lord

Verse 1

Abide in me, O Lord, and I in Thee; From this good hour, O leave me never more; Then shall the discord cease, the wounded healed, The lifelong bleeding of the soul be o’er.

Verse 2

Abide in me; o’ershadow by Thy love Each half-formed purpose and dark thought of sin; Quench, ere it rise, each selfish, low desire, And keep my soul as Thine, calm and divine.

Verse 3

Abide in me; there have been moments blest When I have heard Thy voice and felt Thy power; Then evil lost its grasp, and passion hushed, Owned the divine enchantment of the hour.

Verse 4

These were but seasons, beautiful and rare; Abide in me and they shall ever be; Fulfill at once Thy precept and my prayer; Come, and abide in me, and I in Thee. Amen.