by Henry Francis Lyte (1793 - 1847)
Abide with me See original
Language: English
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 Lord, 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.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Abide with me", stanzas 1,8
Text Authorship:
- by Henry Francis Lyte (1793 - 1847)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Bleib bei mir", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , "Bleib bei mir, Herr", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Restami accanto", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 32
Word count: 264