Voices Together ‎#502

502. Abide with Me

1 Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide.
The darkness deepens; God, 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 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, 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 then 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 and death, O God, abide with me.

Text Information

• First Line: Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide
• Title: Abide with Me
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1847)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27:7-9
  ;
  Psalm 102:26-27
  ;
  Luke 24:29
  ;
  John 15:4-5
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:54-56
• Topic: Comfort; God: Presence of; Hope; Death and Eternal Life; Evening; Funeral / Memorial Service
• Source: Remains of Henry Francis Lyte, 1850, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: EVENTIDE
• Composer: William H. Monk
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861