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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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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Bida, Niger, Nigeria
All I need is His abiding presence EVERY passing passing moment till I enter eternity with Him.
Hear this my prayer in Jesus name.
Accra, Ghana
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.
Accra, Ghana
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.
Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria
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
Oh yes he will continue to. Abide with me 🙏
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The last stanza is my favourite “In life in death O Lord abide with me. ” But it’s not here. How come?
Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria
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
Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria
Stanza 2 is my best verse..
Change and decay in all around I see.
Oh thou who changest not Abide with me.
Abide w6me Father 🙏🙏
Abuleegba, Lagos, Nigeria
Where is the last stanza that ends with " in life in death O abide with me"?