Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over.
Luke 24:29
Words: Emma G. Dietrich, in Joyful Praise, by Charles H. Gabriel (Cincinnati, Ohio: Jennings & Graham, 1902), number 138.
Music: Louis D. Eichhorn (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Dietrich or Eichhorn (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Abide with me; I need Thee every day,
To lead me on thro’ all the weary way;
When storms surround, and only clouds I see,
Lord, be my comfort, and abide with me.
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Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee, I dare not die.
Be with me, Lord, where’er my path may lead;
Fulfill Thy word, supply my every need;
Help me to live each day more close to Thee,
And, oh, dear Lord, I pray, abide with me.
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Abide with me, my Lord, and when at last,
This earth and all its weary cares are past;
I’ll pray no more that Thou abide with me,
For then, at last, I shall abide with Thee.
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