Come and Abide With Me

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Abide with me, my Father, Thy gracious care supply

Author: Miriam E. Arnold
Tune: [Abide with me, my Father]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: Miriam E. Arnold

Miriam E. Arnold was born in England, but moved with her parents at the age of five. They settled in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Her family was deeply religious. Her first poem was published in 1895 and she continued to write about 100 others, almost all of which have been set to music. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Abide with me, my Father, Thy gracious care supply
Title:	Come and Abide With Me
Author:	Miriam E. Arnold
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Blest Father, Son and Spirit
Copyright:	Public Domain