05/15/2019
Friends, what a wonderful hymn we'd like to share with you. "Abide With Me" by Henry F. Lyte from the 19th century.
A little bit of history of how this hymn was created:
"The hymn was written near the end of Lyte's life, and inspired by Luke 24:29, in which the travelers to Emmaus tell Jesus, “stay with us, for it is nearly evening.”
According to an edition of the British Weekly, in the late summer of 1847, after preaching his final sermon, knowing his time on earth was drawing to a close, Lyte “walked in the valley garden in front of the home, then down to the rocks, where he sat and composed. It was a lovely sunny day and the sun was setting over distant Dartmoor in a blaze of glory. On the left lay Brixham harbor like a pool of molten gold, with its picturesque trawling vessels lying peacefully at anchor. After the sun had set, Lyte returned to his study. His family thought he was resting, but he was putting the finishing touches to his immortal hymn” (Bailey, The Gospel in Hymns, 171).
Later that fall, Lyte passed away, but his hymn has indeed endured through the years as a beloved hymn of peace and prayer in the face of change.
What a beautiful image when we see the light of day ebbing – this light is only a shadow of the light of life that shines forth from Christ. "
- Laura de Jong, Hymnary.org
Have a blessed week!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84YASWe3_2Q
from Inheritance http://smarturl.it/AA_Inheritance Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail ...
