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Text: | Abide with Me |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 |
Tune: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk, 1823-1889 |
1 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.
2 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.
3 Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,
but kind and good, with healing in thy wings,
tears for all woes, a heart for ev'ry plea;
come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
4 Thou on my head in early youth didst smile,
and though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,
thou hast not left me oft as I left thee;
on to the close, O Lord, abide with me.
5 I need thy presence ev'ry 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, O abide with me!
6 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.
7 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!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Abide with me, fast falls the eventide |
Title: | Abide with Me |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 (alt.) |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Evening |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk, 1823-1889 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |