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SDA Hymnal 46

Abide With Me, 'Tis Eventide

Words: Martin LowryMusic: Harrison MillardTune: Eventide10.10.10.10 with Refrain

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1Abide with me, 'tis eventide!
The day is past and gone;
The shadows of the evening fall;
The night is coming on!
Within my heart a welcome guest,
With in my home abide;

RefrainO Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, 'tis eventide!
O Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, 'tis eventide.

2Abide with me, 'tis eventide!
Thy walk today with me
Has made my heart with-in me burn,
As I communed with Thee.
Thy earnest words have filled my soul
And kept me near Thy side;

3Abide with me, 'tis eventide!
And lone will be the night,
If I cannot commune with Thee,
Nor find in Thee my light.
The darkness of the world, I fear,
Would in my home abide;

Scripture
Luke 24:29; Revelation 3:20; Matthew 28:20

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10 with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCBDE
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Abide with me, 'tis eventide!˘/˘˘/???8A
The day is past and gone;˘/˘/˘/6B
The shadows of the evening fall;˘//˘˘/˘/8C
The night is coming on!˘/˘/˘˘6D
Within my heart a welcome guest,˘/˘/˘/˘/8E
With in my home abide;˘˘˘/˘/6F

Verse 2

Abide with me, 'tis eventide!˘/˘˘/???8A
Thy walk today with me//˘/˘˘6B
Has made my heart with-in me burn,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
As I communed with Thee.˘˘/˘˘/6B
Thy earnest words have filled my soul//˘/˘/˘/8D
And kept me near Thy side;˘/˘///6E

Verse 3

Abide with me, 'tis eventide!˘/˘˘/???8A
And lone will be the night,˘/˘˘˘/6B
If I cannot commune with Thee,˘˘/˘/˘˘/8C
Nor find in Thee my light.˘/˘/˘/6B
The darkness of the world, I fear,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8D
Would in my home abide;˘˘˘/˘/6E

Refrain

O Savior, stay this night with me;˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
Behold, 'tis eventide!˘//???6B
O Savior, stay this night with me;˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
Behold, 'tis eventide.˘//???6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.