32 | The Hymnal#33 | 34 |
Text: | Abide with me: fast falls the eventide |
Author: | Rev. Henry Francis Lyte |
Tune: | EVENTIDE (MONK) |
Composer: | William H. Monk |
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 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.
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 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 | |
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First Line: | Abide with me: fast falls the eventide |
Author: | Rev. Henry Francis Lyte (1847) |
Meter: | 10. 10. 10. 10. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | Times of Worship: Evening; Christ: Abiding with Believers; Evening hymns(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | EVENTIDE (MONK) |
Composer: | William H. Monk (1861) |
Meter: | 10. 10. 10. 10. |
Key: | E♭ Major |