abide with me

abide with me, fast falls the even tide
the darkness deepens, lord with me abide
when other helpers fail and comforts flee
help of the helpless, oh, abide with me

did i tell you about the last double i worked?

swift to its close ebbs out life's little day
earth's joys grow dim it's glories pass away
change and decay in all around i see
o thou who changest not, abide with me

there's a point at which the muscles

i imagine my wings would use

ache
if i had wings

i need thy presence every passing hour
what but thy grace can foil the tempter's power
who like thyself my guide and stay can be
through cloud and sunshine, oh abide with me

yet, as tired as i am, i keep coming to that bedside

hell, i'll even tell you i'm exhausted

but i still come

i hear no foe with thee at hand to bless
ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
where is death's sting? where grace thy victory?
i triumph still if thou abide with me

and i think to myself:

this is what i woke up for.

this is why i feel good before i go to sleep.

hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes
shine through the gloom and point me to the skies
heavens morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee
in life in death, oh lord, abide with me

now only if Sallie Mae practiced such grace.