Trinity Hymnal ‎#335

335. 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 I need thy presence every 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, 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:
Heav'n'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
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1847)
• Meter: 10. 10. 10. 10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Luke 24:29
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:55-57
  ;
  1 John 3:24
• Topic: The Church: The Lord's Day Evening; Consolation; Death: Anticipated; God: Abiding Presence of

Tune Information

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