Text: | Abide with me; fast falls the eventide |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 |
Tune: | EVENTIDE |
Arranger: | Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 |
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 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, Lord, 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, your 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;
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 |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2012 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | All Souls: November 2nd; Funeral: Sacraments; Burdens(12 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk, 1823-1889 |
Arranger: | Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, b. 1953 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Copyright: | arr. © 2000, GIA Publications, Inc. |