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" Abide with Me " is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican cleric Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847). A prayer for God to stay with the speaker throughout life and in death, it was written by Lyte in 1847 as …

“Abide with Me” is a beloved hymn of comfort and hope, written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847. Set against the backdrop of a fading day, its lyrics cry out for God's presence through life’s ...

Read the lyrics to Abide With Me and discover the inspirational story and meaning behind one of the most popular hymns of all time!

O Thou who changest not, abide with me. What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r? Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me. Where is …

The repeated plea at the end of every stanza, “abide with me,” recalls Jesus’ discourse in John 15, in which he describes a two-way relationship, “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask …

Verse 6 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.