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Safely abide forever under his wings. I shall not fear. I'm in the shadow of his wings, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. I will sing: He is my fortress, my Redeemer. I will worship Christ the King, and he shall hide me under his wings. Under his wings, my soul shall abide, Safely abide forever.
In the evening of the same day he placed in the hands of a near and dear relative the little hymn, "Abide with Me", with an air of his own composing, adapted to the words. [1] Just weeks later, on 20 November 1847 in Nice, then in the Kingdom of Sardinia, Lyte died. The hymn was sung for the first time at Lyte's funeral.
It uses a popular 1861 melody by William Henry Monk, [2] "Eventide", which is used for several hymns in English, notably the 1847 hymn "Abide with Me" by Henry Francis Lyte. The song has three stanzas of four lines each, from the position of one of the disciples. In the first stanza, the singer addresses the "Wandrer durch die Zeit" (wanderer ...
The hymn appears as number 46 in the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal and number 165 of the hymnbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. It has also been published in the 1978 Hymns of Praise edited by Reuel Lemmons; the 1971 Songs of the Church and the 1990 Songs of the Church 21st Century Edition both edited by Alton H. Howard; both the 1978 and 1983 Church Gospel Songs and ...
The origin of the hymn's text is a poem by diplomat Sir Cecil Spring Rice, written in 1908 or 1912, entitled "Urbs Dei " ("The City of God") or "The Two Fatherlands". The poem describes how a Christian owes his loyalties to his homeland and the heavenly kingdom. In 1908, Spring Rice was posted to the British Embassy in Stockholm.
William Henry Monk. 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".
Phil Wickham shared the story behind the song, saying: "The song is all about bringing heaven to this moment, with the way we act, and the way we speak, and the way we live, letting Jesus be the king and his rule, and his way taking over." [6] On February 11, 2021, Wickham also released the radio version of the song. [1]
It was first published in Hymns and Psalms in 1844 with seven verses under the title "After Harvest". [1] "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come" was set to George J. Elvey's hymn tune St. George's, Windsor in 1858. [3] In 1865, Alford revised the hymn, and it was republished in his Poetical Works with only four verses.