Comigo Habita

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1. Comigo habita, ó Deus, a noite vem,
As trevas crescem; eis, Senhor, convém
Que me socorra a Tua proteção;
Ó, vem fazer comigo habitação!

2. Vem revelar-Te a mim, Jesus, Senhor!
Divino Mestre, Rei, Consolador!
Meu Guia forte, amparo em tentação!
Vem, vem fazer comigo habitação!

3. Presente estás nas trevas e na luz;
Não há perigo andando com Jesus;
As trevas densas não espantarão
Aquele em quem fizer habitação!

Source: Louvores ao Rei #74

Author: Henry Francis Lyte

Lyte, Henry Francis, M.A., son of Captain Thomas Lyte, was born at Ednam, near Kelso, June 1, 1793, and educated at Portora (the Royal School of Enniskillen), and at Trinity College, Dublin, of which he was a Scholar, and where he graduated in 1814. During his University course he distinguished himself by gaining the English prize poem on three occasions. At one time he had intended studying Medicine; but this he abandoned for Theology, and took Holy Orders in 1815, his first curacy being in the neighbourhood of Wexford. In 1817, he removed to Marazion, in Cornwall. There, in 1818, he underwent a great spiritual change, which shaped and influenced the whole of his after life, the immediate cause being the illness and death of a brother cler… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Comigo habita, ó Deus, a noite vem
Title: Comigo Habita
English Title: Abide With Me
Author: Henry Francis Lyte
Language: Portuguese

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EVENTIDE (Monk)

According to some sources, William H. Monk (PHH 332) wrote EVENTIDE for Lyte's text in ten minutes. As the story goes, Monk was attending a hymnal committee meeting for the 1861 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern of which he was music editor. Realizing that this text had no tune, Monk sat down at t…

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