Worship in Song ‎#168

168. 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, 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 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.

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.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Cross; Darkness; Death; Grace; Healing; Memorial Meeting; Singing (or Song); Temptation; Trust
• Source: Remains of Henry Francis Lyte, 1850

Tune Information

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