Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#487

487. Abide with Me

Text Information

• First Line: Abide with me; fast falls the even-tide
• Title: Abide with Me
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1847, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10.10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Genesis 28:10-12
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:55
• Topic: Eternal Life; God: Assurance and Comfort; Human Experience: Stages of Life (Birth to Death); Jesus Christ: Presence and Guidance

Tune Information

• Name: EVENTIDE
• Composer: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: 10 10.10 10
• Key: E♭ Major

Text Information:

Written by a well-known English Anglican, this hymn was introduced to Americans in Congregationalist Henry Ward Beecher's hymnal Plymouth Collection in 1855

Tune Information:

British Anglican William Henry Monk wrote the tune specifically for this hymn in 1861