A timeless hymn from the 19th century, still beautiful, played on organ - 'Heaven's morning breaks, and Earth's vain shadows flee..'..One Day...
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Story behind the song
Lord, I pray for all us who visit here: 'Shine through the gloom, and point us to the skies...'..'where, grave, thy victory?'
Lyrics
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)
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Copied from HymnQuest 2005: CLUE Version
HymnQuest ID: 50158