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Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

Abide with me! fast falls the eventide

Longings For Fellowship with Christ

English370
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, oh, 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
Come not in terrors, as the King of kings;
But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings:
Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea;
Come, Friend of sinners, thus abide with me.
4
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, oh, abide with me.
5
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.

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David H

Auckland, New Zealand

Aug 19, 2026

Our LORD governs our lives. He stretches forth His hand to save us. Our praises change the atmosphere.

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Ahumuza Isaac

Masindi, Province Of Bunyoro, Uganda

Jul 31, 2026

Indeed blessed be O Lord our God Jesus Christ. For he's good unto us.

I love this hymn because it's Jesus, it speaks Jesus, it spreads Jesus.

May the Lord Jesus be with us evermore. Amen

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Un Hermano

Mar 2, 2026

THE LOVING ONES ENJOYING THE LORD MAKING AN ABODE WITH THEM

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The Lord’s word here was quite deep; He spoke not only of manifesting Himself but also of making an abode with His believers. We may have experienced the Lord’s manifestation, but we rarely sense the Lord’s making an abode with us. There was once a British brother named Henry F. Lyte, who died in his thirties. Before his death he wrote a hymn based on his experience. The first stanza says, “Abide with me! fast falls the eventide; / The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide! ” (Hymns, #370). All those who love the Lord, follow the Lord, and live by the Lord’s words have the same feeling and echo the voice from the heart of this author. We surely love the Lord’s abiding with us. The Lord’s manifestation is temporary, but the Lord’s abiding is constant. Genesis 18 records Abraham’s experience of God’s manifesting Himself to him. Although God’s manifestation was precious, it was only temporary; God did not abide in Abraham. Today we can experience not only the Lord’s manifestation but also His abiding with us. The Lord and the Father will make an abode with us, and this abode will be a place for both the Lord and us to dwell.

We gain three things by loving the Lord and by keeping His commandments—the Father’s and the Lord’s love as a recompense, the Lord’s manifestation, and the Father and the Lord coming to make an abode with us. When we receive the Father’s and the Lord’s love as a recompense, we feel warm and sweet inwardly. When the Lord appears to us, we feel glorious, and inwardly we are clear, bright, and joyful. When the Lord makes an abode with us, we enter into rest and stability and become settled in the Lord. Without the Lord’s making an abode with us, we will not be settled, and our heart will be filled with anxiety, fear, distractions, and concerns. Conversely, if we are settled and restful in our heart, we surely have the Lord making an abode with us.

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Oyekale Abel Alade

Bida, Niger, Nigeria

Jan 30, 2026

All I need is His abiding presence EVERY passing passing moment till I enter eternity with Him.

Hear this my prayer in Jesus name.

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Adjei Nsiah

Accra, Ghana

Jan 25, 2026

This hymn

Sang at the begining of The Olympics Games.

And to Steel the Spirit of (2012-Britain) Olympics Spectators against fundamentalism. And reassure the spectators and the World at large- that the Lord will always be with throughout the games.

And even after.

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Nsiah Adjei

Accra, Ghana

Jan 24, 2026

Delighted, surprised and come to love this hymn the more and more. Especially, hearing this popular hymn sung by Emeli Sandé and the crowd during the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics (July) 2012.

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Ochim Kingsley Odeh

Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria

Dec 19, 2025

Help of the Helpless! Oh, abode with me. Don't leave me to myself not the terror that lies in the bosom of the wicked!!

You and You alone! Lord, Abide with me now and forever

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Godwin Nwosu

Dec 7, 2025

Oh yes he will continue to. Abide with me 🙏

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Yusuf

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Nov 26, 2025

The last stanza is my favourite “In life in death O Lord abide with me. ” But it’s not here. How come?

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Kingsley Yahweh

Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria

Nov 13, 2025

Thou who changeth not, abide with me, this is my Ernest cry and prayers, because when He definitely abides with me... My future is sure and steadfast..... Halleluyah

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