Go Ad-Free
If you regularly use Hymnary.org, you might benefit from eliminating ads. Consider buying a Hymnary Pro subscription.
Text: | Abide With Me |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte |
Tune: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk |
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?
Thro' 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 thro' 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 | |
---|---|
First Line: | Abide with me: fast falls the eventide |
Title: | Abide With Me |
Author: | Henry F. Lyte |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Topic: | Walking with God: Prayer and Devotion |
Tune Information | |
---|---|
Name: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William H. Monk |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
Key: | E♭ Major |