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, oh, abide with me.
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.
I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
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.
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
Matt Jones, 24 - a personal trainer Daniele Polito, 23 - he was travelling in the same car as Mr Jones Matthew Grimstone, 23 - a Worthing United footballer who worked as a groundsman at Brighton & Hove Albion Jacob Schilt, 23 - a Worthing United player travelling to a match with Mr Grimstone Maurice Abrahams, 76 - a chauffeur on his way to pick up a bride on her wedding day Richard Smith, 26, and Dylan Archer, 42 - friends who were going for a bike ride on the South Downs Mark Reeves, 53 - he had taken his motorcycle to the perimeter of Shoreham Airport to take photos of the planes Tony Brightwell, 53, - an aircraft enthusiast who had learned to fly at Shoreham airfield Mark Trussler, 54 - thought to have been riding his motorcycle on the A27 Graham Mallinson, 72 - a keen photographer and retired engineer
Thank you Radio Sussex for letting me hear the tributes today - no doubt the coverage will cut out as soon as the match starts but that's doesn't matter at all. The tragedy of brilliant lives lost so needlessly makes it all feel real and makes me feel happy and lucky be alive.