The Worshipbook ‎#278

278. 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 I need your presence every passing hour.
What but your grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like yourself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

3 I fear no foe, with you 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 you abide with me.

5 Hold now your 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 F. Lyte (1847, alt.)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 102:26-27
  ;
  Luke 24:29
• Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: After Old Testament Lesson; Service for the Lord's Day: After Creed; Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Civil Year: Memorial Day

Tune Information

• Name: EVENTIDE
• Composer: William Henry Monk (1861)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Key: E♭ Major