{"id":44504,"date":"2012-06-24T07:58:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-24T15:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=44504"},"modified":"2013-05-03T08:19:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T16:19:02","slug":"where-is-deaths-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=44504","title":{"rendered":"Where Is Death’s Sting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love the Christian hymn “Abide With Me.”<\/p>\n

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
\nThe darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
\nWhen other helpers fail and comforts flee,
\nHelp of the helpless, oh, abide with me.
\nSwift to its close ebbs out life\u2019s little day;
\nEarth\u2019s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
\nChange and decay in all around I see\u2014
\nO Thou who changest not, abide with me.
\nI need Thy presence every passing hour;
\nWhat but Thy grace can foil the tempter\u2019s pow\u2019r?
\nWho, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
\nThrough cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
\nI fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
\nIlls have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
\nWhere is death\u2019s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
\nI triumph still, if Thou abide with me.<\/p>\n