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Author: M. Lowrie Hofford Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: Abide with me; ’tis eventide Refrain First Line: O Savior, stay this night with me Lyrics: 1. Abide with me; ’tis eventide. The day is past and gone; The shadows of the evening fall; The night is coming on. Within my heart a welcome guest, Within my home abide. [Chorus:] O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, ’tis eventide. O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, ’tis eventide. 2. Abide with me; ’tis eventide. Thy walk today with me Has made my heart within me burn, As I communed with thee. Thy earnest words have filled my soul And kept me near thy side. [Chorus] 3. Abide with me; ’tis eventide, And lone will be the night If I cannot commune with thee Nor find in thee my light. The darkness of the world, I fear, Would in my home abide. [Chorus] Topics: Closing; Comfort; Evening; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Savior; Prayer and Supplication; Supplication Scripture: Luke 24:29 Used With Tune: [Abide with me; ’tis eventide]

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[Abide with me; 'tis eventide!]

Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. Millard Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 33353 32224 44433 Used With Text: Abide With Me; 'Tis Eventide

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Abide with Me, 'Tis Eventide

Author: M. Lowrie Hofford Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6 Refrain First Line: O Savior, stay this night with me Lyrics: 1. Abide with me, ’tis eventide! The day is past and gone; The shadows of the evening fall; The night is coming on! Within my heart a welcome guest, Within my home abide. Refrain O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, ’tis eventide! O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, ’tis eventide! 2. Abide with me, ’tis eventide! Thy walk today with me Has made my heart within me burn, As I communed with Thee. Thy earnest words have filled my soul And kept me near Thy side. [Refrain] 3. Abide with me, ’tis eventide! And lone will be the night, If I cannot commune with Thee, Nor find in Thee my light. The darkness of the world, I fear, Would in my home abide. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Abide with me, 'tis eventide]

Abide with Me; 'Tis Eventide

Author: M. Lowrie Hofford Hymnal: Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #165 (1985) First Line: Abide with me; ’tis eventide Refrain First Line: O Savior, stay this night with me Lyrics: 1. Abide with me; ’tis eventide. The day is past and gone; The shadows of the evening fall; The night is coming on. Within my heart a welcome guest, Within my home abide. [Chorus:] O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, ’tis eventide. O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, ’tis eventide. 2. Abide with me; ’tis eventide. Thy walk today with me Has made my heart within me burn, As I communed with thee. Thy earnest words have filled my soul And kept me near thy side. [Chorus] 3. Abide with me; ’tis eventide, And lone will be the night If I cannot commune with thee Nor find in thee my light. The darkness of the world, I fear, Would in my home abide. [Chorus] Topics: Closing; Comfort; Evening; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Savior; Prayer and Supplication; Supplication Scripture: Luke 24:29 Languages: English Tune Title: [Abide with me; ’tis eventide]

Abide with Me; 'Tis Eventide

Author: Martin Lowrie Hofford Hymnal: Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #10 (1997) Lyrics: 1 Abide with me; 'tis eventide. The day is past and gone; The shadows of the evening fall; The night is coming on. Within my heart a welcome guest, Within my home abide. Refrain: O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, 'tis eventide! O Savior, stay this night with me; Behold, 'tis eventide. 2 Abide with me; 'tis eventide. Thy walk today with me Has made my heart within me burn, As I communed with Thee. Thy earnest words have filled my soul And kept me near Thy side. [Refrain] 3 Abide with me; 'tis eventide, And lone will be the night If I cannot commune with Thee, Nor find in Thee my light. The darkness of the world, I fear, Would in my home abide. [Refrain] Topics: Closing Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: [Abide with me; 'tis eventide]

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M. Lowrie Hofford

1825 - 1888 Author of "Abide with Me, 'Tis Eventide" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: January 27, 1825, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Died: January 9, 1888, Trenton, New Jersey. Hofford attended Lafayette and Princeton, where he graduated in 1849. He studied theology at the Princeton seminary for a year, and became principal of the Camden collegiate institute. While there, he organized a church at Beverly, New Jersey, being licensed by the Presbytery in Philadelphia in 1852. In 1855, he was ordained an evangelist in Burlington, New Jersey. In 1860, he began teaching at the Trenton Institute, and in 1863 took charge of a military institute at Allentown, Pennsylvania that was later incorporated as Muhlenberg College; he served there as a professor and later president. He taught and pastored at Camden and Beverly, New Jersey, and Doylestown, Pennsylvania (1868-78), then became pastor at Morrisville, Pennsylvania. --www.hymntime.com/tch