Abide With Me 'Tis Eventide

Thoughts about the song.

Original lyrics.

Abide with me; ‘TIS eventide.
The day is past and gone;
The shadows of the evening fall;
The night is coming on.
Within my heart a welcome guest,
Within my home abide.

O Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, ‘TIS eventide!
O Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, ‘TIS eventide.

Abide with me; ‘TIS eventide.
THY walk today with me
Has made my heart within me burn,
As I communed with THEE.
THY earnest words have filled my soul
And kept me near THY side.

Abide with me; ‘TIS eventide.
And lone will be the night
If I cannot commune with THEE,
Nor find in THEE my light.
The darkness of the world, I fear,
Would in my home abide.

Lyrics by Martin Lowrie Hofford

Renewal lyrics.

Abide with me; IT’S eventide.
The day is past and gone;
The shadows of the evening fall;
The night is coming on.
Within my heart a welcome guest,
Within my home abide.

O Savior, stay this night with me;
[I SEE] IT’S eventide!
O Savior, stay this night with me;
[I KNOW] IT’S eventide.

Abide with me; IT‘S eventide.
YOUR walk today with me
Has made my heart within me burn,
As YOU communed with ME.
YOUR earnest words have filled my soul
And kept me near YOUR side.

Abide with me; IT’S eventide.
And lone will be the night
If I cannot commune with YOU,
Nor find in YOU my light.
The darkness of the world, I fear,
Would in my home abide.

Renewal lyric changes by RH Reinhard (c) 2014

Comments and Suggestions:

A very stirring rendition of this song can be achieved by having women only singing the first verse, men only singing the second verse and then all coming together for the third verse.