Abide

With Me
King's Singers

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'Eventide' William H. Monk

     
 = 84
Soprano             
A bide with me; fast falls the e ven tide; The dark ness deep ens;

   
Alto                 
A bide with me; fast falls the e ven tide; The dark ness deep ens;

  
               
Tenor 
A bide with me; fast falls the e ven tide; The dark ness deep ens;


      
    
      
Bass
   
A bide with me; fast falls the e ven tide; The dark ness deep ens;

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S.                 

Lord with me a bide. When o ther help ers fail and com forts flee,


A.                

   
Lord with me a bide. When o ther help ers fail and com forts flee,

              
T. 
Lord with me a bide. When o ther help ers fail and com forts flee,

        
B.
          
Lord with me a bide. When o ther help ers fail and com forts flee,
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2

S.                
 
dim.

 


Help of the help less, O a bide with me. 2.Swift to its close ebbs

               
dim.
A.

 
               
Help of the help less, O a bide with me. 2.Swift to its close ebbs

 
dim.

T.

 
   
Help of the help less, O a bide with me. 2.Swift to its close ebbs

       
      
dim.
B.

Help of the help less, O a bide with me. 2.Swift to its close ebbs

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S.   
              


              
out life's lit tle day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glo ries pass a way;

A.

               

out life's lit tle day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glo ries pass a way;

T. 
             
     
out life's lit tle day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glo ries pass a way;

B.

out life's lit tle day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glo ries pass a way;

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S.                    


 
Change and de cay in all a round I see; O Thou who chan gest not, a

A.
               
         
          
Change and de cay in all a round I see; O Thou who chan gest not, a

T. 
           
        
Change and de cay in all a round I see; O Thou who chan gest not, a

B.

Change and de cay in all a round I see; O Thou who chan gest not, a
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3

S.            
   

  

bide with me. 3.Hold Thou Thy cross be fore my clo sing eyes;

A.              

              
bide with me. 3.Hold Thou Thy cross be fore my clo sing eyes;


T. 
 
    
   
bide with me. 3.Hold Thou Thy cross be fore my clo sing eyes;

B.
      
bide with me. 3.Hold Thou Thy cross be fore my clo sing eyes;

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S.                 



Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's mor ning breaks, and

               
cresc.
A.

       
        
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's mor ning breaks, and

  
cresc.

T.

     
   
 

Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's mor ning breaks, and

        
cresc.
B.

Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven's mor ning breaks and

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S.                  

 
 
earth's vain sha dows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, a bide with me.

A.
             

                
earth's vain sha dows flee; In life, in death,O Lord, a bide with me.

T. 

           
earth's vain sha dows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, a bide with me.

        

B.

earth's vain sha dows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, a bide with me.