Bleib bei mir, Herr | Bleib bei mir, Herr, rasch bricht die Nacht herein

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by Henry Francis Lyte (1793 - 1847)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Abide with me

(Sung text for setting by C. Ives)

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Language: English

Our translations: GER GER ITA

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.

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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.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,8 of the original text.

Composition:

Charles Edward Ives

Text Authorship:

by Henry Francis Lyte (1793 - 1847)

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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

Bleib bei mir, Herr

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Ives)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Bleib bei mir, Herr, rasch bricht die Nacht herein;
in tiefster Nacht mögst, Herr, du bei mir sein.
Wenn keiner mehr mir hilft, mich trösten kann,
in tiefster Not, Herr, nimm Dich meiner an.

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Zeig mir Dein Kreuz in Todes Angesicht;
leucht durch die Nacht mir, führe mich zum Licht;
Schattenwelt weicht dem neuen Morgenrot -
bleib bei mir, Herr, im Leben und im Tod.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,8 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-16
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