Text: | Abide with Me |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847 |
Tune: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk, 1823-89 |
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, oh, abide with me.
2 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, oh, abide with me.
3 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.
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;
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 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1982 |
Topic: | Burial; Comfort and Rest; Evening(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk, 1823-89 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 |
Key: | E♭ Major |