| Text: | Abide with me, Fast Falls the Eventide |
| Author: | Henry F. Lyte |
| Tune: | EVENTIDE |
| Composer: | William H. Monk |
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 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.
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| First Line: | Abide with me, fast falls the eventide |
| Title: | Abide with me, Fast Falls the Eventide |
| Author: | Henry F. Lyte (1861) |
| Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1990 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Eternal Life; Evening; Fears (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | EVENTIDE |
| Composer: | William H. Monk (1861) |
| Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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