Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#52

52. Abide With Me

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 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?
Thro' cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

4 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.

5 Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine thro' 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

• First Line: Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
• Title: Abide With Me
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1847)
• Meter: 10, 10, 10, 10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Morning and Evening

Tune Information

• Name: EVENTIDE
• Composer: William Henry Monk (1861)
• Meter: 10,10,10,10
• Key: E♭ Major