Hymn
Abide With Me
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Amen.
Abide With Me — Text from The Hymnal, 1916. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/abide-with-me
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Abide With Me?
The words of Abide With Me were written by Henry Francis Lyte; the version here was published in 1916. The library holds 8 more hymns by Henry Francis Lyte, including O that the Lord's salvation and Praise the Lord! His Glories Show.
Is Abide With Me public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Hymnal, published in 1916. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Abide With Me?
Abide With Me is in 10.10.10.10. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet, O Thou Great Friend and Weary of Earth.