Text: | Abide with Me |
Author: | Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 |
Tune: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 |
1 Abide with me, fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; still with me abide.
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
help of the helpless, oh, 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 changes not, abide with me.
3 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.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Abide with me, fast falls the eventide |
Title: | Abide with Me |
Author: | Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1993 |
Topic: | Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Transience; Change; Death and Life(5 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | EVENTIDE |
Composer: | William Henry Monk, 1823-1889 |
Meter: | 10.10.10.10. |
Key: | E♭ Major |