Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#148

148. Abide with me

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 power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, 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 the 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
• Author: Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Devotional; Funeral Hymns; Immortality; Inner Life; Old Age; Worship and Praise: Evening Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: EVENTIDE
• Composer: William H. Monk, 1823-1889
• Key: E♭ Major