Hymns and Tunes 1886 395
Abide with Me
Words: Henry LyteTune: Eventide10.10.10.10.
1Abide 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.
2Swift 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.
3I 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, O abide with me.
4I 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.
5Hold 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.
- Words
- Henry Lyte
- Tune
- Eventide
- Meter
- 10.10.10.10.
- Scripture
- Luke 24:29; 1 Corinthians 15:55
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The verse
- Meter
- 10.10.10.10 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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