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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, oh, abide with me. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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.
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Mesa, Az, United States
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
Help of the helpless Oh Abide with me
London, United Kingdom
Every true Christian will sing this song. The path that we trod as we walk with the Lord confer the experience that makes us to sing this song by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Help always comes to the helpless who looks to the Lord. Such a powerful song and cry of helplessness that the Lord cannot turn His back but attend to. Thank You Lord Jesus for being such a help and comfort to our souls. Amen.
Ogori, Ogori-Magongo LGA, Kogi State, Nigeria
As an Anglican, I've known this song for years, but I got to appreciate and understand the power of this hymn by December 2007, when I lost my Mum. My whole world looks like it has come to an end. But at the wake-keep night, this hymn was song by all and it is the only hymn that give me strong meaning because I truly was helpless. Even My Dad with all his 35 years military experiences/ carrier (with a soldier heart of steel)felt the absence, but after that night, "HELP OF THE HELPLESS TRULY HELPED AND COMFORT US.
Nattalam, Kanaya Kumari Dist,Tamil Nadu, India
I like this song very much from my childhood. Every Wednesday evening we sung this song as blessing song in our church service. I also like the story of the hymn very much. I am very happy to hear this song in Olympic opening ceremony. I am so happy to hear this song in India's republic day beating retreat last hymn before the flag is lowered.
Sacramento, CA, United States
This music, so soothing, filled with comfort and care: indeed help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. AMEN.
London, United Kingdom
I was so happy to hear this hymn on the opening of the Olympics Ceremony in London. It touched my heart and my husband and I started praying for revival in the UK again. I've been singing the song since then and I came across this website whilst searching for it online. It's so powerful and anointed!!
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Surprised but delighted to hear this popular hymn sung so movingly by Emeli Sandé during the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics (July) 2012.
Chennai, TN, India
This hymn gives hope and encouragement. At times when I feel weak and weary this hymn speaks to me. This is my favorite hymn. It speaks to my heart every time I hear it.
Schenectady, N.Y., United States
This song has just reconnected me to the source of HOPE and PEACE. A few moments ago, I was feeling my world crumpling before me. Financial and social burdens lay heavily on me. I feared the future. I could not see a way out. I still do not have the solutions I so much need now as I am typing. But the hopelessness and heaviness in my soul has given way to a relief and hope I cannot easily explain as I listened to this song and joined in singing the lyrics. I can only say that the God of heaven is real and that He has just touched me with His love through this song. He is caring and faithful indeed.
Sydney, NSW, Australia
This poem is the voice from the heart of every true Christian around the world.