From the Beaitudes Society:
"Abide With Me" was written by Anglican divine Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) while he was dying of tuberculosis. He composed it after his final service and died two weeks later. He also wrote this tune for it, although it's usually sung to "Eventide," composed by William H. Monk in 1861.
H.F. Lyte's poem "Abide With Me," read with text.
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