Abide With Me

[Intro]
(soft piano, long reverb, ambient pad)

[Verse 1]
Uh-BAHYD with MEE, fast FAWLZ thuh EH-vuhn-tahyd
Thuh DARK-ness DEE-pens, LORD, with MEE uh-BAHYD
When UH-ther HELP-ers FAYL and KUM-ferts FLEE
HELP uhv thuh HELP-less, oh uh-BAHYD with MEE

[Verse 2]
Swift too its KLOHZ ebz owt LAYFS LIT-tuhl DAY
URTHS JOYZ grow DIM, its GLOR-eez PASS uh-WAY
CHAYNJ and dih-KAY in AWL uh-ROWND I SEE
Oh THOW hoo CHAYN-jest NOT, uh-BAHYD with MEE

[Chorus]
(soft choir, echoes)
Uh-BAHYD… with MEE…
Uh-BAHYD… with MEE…

[Verse 3]
Eye FEER no FOH, with THEE at HAND too BLESS
ILLZ hav no WAYT, and TEERZ no BIT-ter-ness
WAIR iz DETHS STING? WAIR, GRAYV, thy VIK-tor-ree?
Eye TRY-umf STILL, if THEE uh-BAHYD with MEE

[Final Chorus]
(full choir, wide stereo)
Uh-BAHYD… with MEE…
Uh-BAHYD… with MEE…

[Outro]
(piano alone, long echo fade)