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"Abide with Me" is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican cleric Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847). A prayer for God to stay with the speaker throughout life and in death, it was written by Lyte in 1847 as he was dying from tuberculosis .
Abide with Me is a 2006 novel (ISBN 1-4000-6207-1) by the American author Elizabeth Strout. The novel was published by Random House on March 14, 2006. The novel follows a religious leader, struggling with the death of his wife.
"Abide with Me, 'Tis Eventide" is a 19th-century American Christian hymn written by Martin Lowrie Hofford (lyrics) and Harrison Millard in 1870 (music). The lyrics and music to the hymn were heavily influenced by the American Civil War .
The first song, "Abide With Me"—a hymn by W. H. Monk—is played only by the septet's horn section.The song "Ruby, My Dear" is performed only by Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Wilbur Ware, and Art Blakey.
The example of ‘Abide with me’ is instructive: intensely personal and contemplative, yet nationally popular—even being sung (always, after its publication in 1861, to W. H. Monk's tune, ‘Eventide’) on secular occasions such as at football matches, and especially, since 1927, at the English cup final."
William Henry Monk (16 March 1823 – 1 March 1889 [1]) was an English organist, Anglican church musician, and music editor who composed popular hymn tunes, including "Eventide", used for the hymn "Abide with Me", and "All Things Bright and Beautiful". He also wrote music for church services and anthems. [1]
You need to abide by it." "You need to abide by the law," I interjected. "But these people are in prison for criticising you." "Ignorance of the law does not absolve you of responsibility before it."
Abide with Me is a Christian hymn composed by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847. Abide with Me may also refer to: Abide with Me, a 2006 novel by Elizabeth Strout; Abide with Me, a 1935 play by Clare Boothe Luce; A television drama based on A Child in the Forest by Winifred Foley