The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#550

550. Abide with Me! Fast Falls the Eventide

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 Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word,
But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free,
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me!

4 I need Thy presence every passing hour:
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me!

5 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!

6 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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Abide with me! fast falls the eventide
• Title: Abide with Me! Fast Falls the Eventide
• Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1847)
• Meter: 10 10, 10 10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Occasional: Evening; Evening

Tune Information

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