Abide with Me; ’Tis Eventide

 


Lyrics

  1. 1. Abide with me; ’tis eventide.

    The day is past and gone;

    The shadows of the evening fall;

    The night is coming on.

    Within my heart a welcome guest,

    Within my home abide.

  2. [Chorus]

    O Savior, stay this night with me;

    Behold, ’tis eventide.

    O Savior, stay this night with me;

    Behold, ’tis eventide.

  3. 2. Abide with me; ’tis eventide.

    Thy walk today with me

    Has made my heart within me burn,

    As I communed with thee.

    Thy earnest words have filled my soul

    And kept me near thy side.

  4. 3. Abide with me; ’tis eventide,

    And lone will be the night

    If I cannot commune with thee

    Nor find in thee my light.

    The darkness of the world, I fear,

    Would in my home abide.

Text: M. Lowrie Hofford

Music: Harrison Millard, 1830–1895