Lyrics Dissection: Abide With Me by Audrey Assad

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J.M.J.

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Darkness comes quickly.

The Lord is a Comfort.

The time will come when you are alone in the sense that human relationships are absent, however temporarily, and you will be without those things which have in the past brought you consolations.

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

Everything in this life is passing. None of it is permanent. All that will remain for eternity are our souls and glorified bodies in Heaven.

God does not change, but we do. In our youth, we are beautiful and full of life. As we age, our youthful beauty fades and our hair turns to gray. 
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Fear is not compatible with God's commands nor His will for our lives. 

Bad things that happen to us will pass, and the tears that you shed will be blessed if you lift them to Him that heals all ills.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Jesus did not promise that we would not suffer in this life. Suffering is inevitable here on earth.

Heaven is our final destination should we follow God's path for us.

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