Abide with me! fast falls the eventide

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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Emmanuel Egwu

Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

The music reminds of the uselessness and meaninglessness of life without God. The abiding present is the only thing that makes life worthwhile.


Sohrab Swing

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

This is a beautiful song. Thanks for the guitar lead sheet.


AJ Stone

United States

This is such a balm to my soul today. Lord, how good You are to us who are so frail and undeserving. You just nurture us in Your Everlasting Arms. I thank You, Lord Jesus.


Meriam Davies

United Kingdom

Whatever happens, whatever problems we go through it's so good to know that our Saviour is there for us no matter what. This hymn is so beautiful and helps us to rememmber that.


Peter Omokanjuola

Lagos, Nigeria

It reminded of the hymns I sang in primary school and almost made me cry because it has been a very long time. Time grows so fast and quick.. ooohhhhh


JW

Unionville, Ontario, Canada

For a certain while I have blamed Him for allowing so many unbearable things from the church and family to come upon me to the present extent it seems I even lost the privilege to stay with my wife and kids which do make me doubt about His preservation. I was very touched this morning by the ver. 1 "When other helpers fail and comforts flee, help of the helpless, oh! Abide with me." it is a part of my prayer when I chose to stay alone and enjoy some hymns instead of going to the meeting.


Martin Lauchenauer

Near St. Gall, St. Gall, Switzerland

I am very glad I found this site. It comforted me today very much, even I felt seek.


Ivan

Chaingy (Loiret), France

Beautiful hymns which I used to sing by heart as a child but have not heard for a long time... until now. The Lord be praised.


Reymar Yu Endrinal

Butu-an, Agusan Del Norte, Philippines

My life was in this song it was really touchable when I sing or listen this kind of hymn. I give thanks to the Lord about this website it can really find the song I ever desire espesially this song... amen amen amen.!!!!!!!!!!!!


Andrea

Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.

This is the most heartfelt song that says it all. Also, the music is Great!

The fourth step in escaping the fall is to know the frailty of man. Enosh is another interesting name in Genesis 4. Enosh means "frail, mortal man." This implies that to escape from walking on the path of the fall, we need to know the frailty of man. We need to know that man is nothing and can break, just as a glass cup breaks easily. This is frailty. Man is frail. Some people do not know themselves. They think that they are smart, wise, and strong, when in fact they have nothing of which to boast. When a car hits a man, he is as fragile as a glass cup. When he is infected with tuberculosis, he must lie down. He may even die from tuberculosis. Man's life is frail. Man's name is Abel, but man's name is also Enosh. Abel means that man is vain, but Enosh means that man is frail. People who dream about their life should wake up. Man is not strong. Man will collapse when he is sick, and he will die if a car hits him. A wife can collapse when she is mad at her husband. She can even get ulcers because of her anger. A person can live to be one hundred years at most. The Chinese say that few can live to the age of seventy. Being fifty years old is not yet the twilight hour, but it is already four o'clock in the afternoon. Some people are at eight or nine o'clock in the evening. There is a hymn that says, "Swift to its close ebbs our life's little day" (Hymns, #370, stanza 2). People must wake up from their dreams, because human life is vain and frail. In order to escape the fall, we must realize the meaning of human life. Those who continue in the fall do not know their own human life. In chapter 4 those who were delivered out of the fall knew that human life is vain and frail.