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Abide With Me
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Jul 27, 2026 updated
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Katherine Jenkins performs the classic hymn "Abide with Me," a prayerful song asking for God's constant presence through life's trials and the approach of death. Written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, the lyrics reflect on human frailty, the fading of earthly joys, and the unchanging nature of God. The singer pleads for divine companionship in darkness, temptation, and sorrow, and finds comfort in the cross and the hope of heaven. The hymn's final lines affirm triumph over death through God's abiding presence, making it a staple for funerals and times of grief.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.