{"slug": "abide-with-me", "title": "Abide With Me", "first_line": "Abide with me; fast falls the eventide", "author": "henry-f-lyte", "author_date": "1847", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 10, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Evening", "Comfort", "Death and Eternity"], "scripture": ["Luke 24:29"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "lyte-1847", "source_kind": "gutenberg", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Henry F. Lyte, 1847. Author d. 1847.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "abide_with_me_fast_falls_the_eventide", "total_instances": 1831}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "A -- bide with me; fast falls the ev -- en -- tide; The dark -- ness deep -- ens; Lord with me a -- bide. When oth -- er help -- ers fail and com -- forts flee, Help of the help -- less, O a -- bide with me.", "prose": ["Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;", "The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.", "When other helpers fail and comforts flee,", "Help of the helpless, O abide with me."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Swift to its close ebbs out life's lit -- tle day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glor -- ies pass a -- way; Change and de -- cay in all a -- round I see; O Thou who chan -- gest not, a -- bide with me.", "prose": ["Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;", "Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away;", "Change and decay in all around I see;", "O Thou who changest not, abide with me."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Not a brief glance I beg, a pass -- ing word; But as Thou dwell'st with Thy dis -- ci -- ples, Lord, Fa -- mil -- iar, con -- des -- cend -- ing, pa -- tient, free. Come not to so -- journ, but a -- bide with me.", "prose": ["Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word;", "But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord,", "Familiar, condescending, patient, free.", "Come not to sojourn, but abide with me."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Come not in ter -- rors, as the King of kings, But kind and good, with heal -- ing in Thy wings, Tears for all woes, a heart for ev -- ery plea? Come, Friend of sin -- ners, and thus bide with me.", "prose": ["Come not in terrors, as the King of kings,", "But kind and good, with healing in Thy wings,", "Tears for all woes, a heart for every plea?", "Come, Friend of sinners, and thus bide with me."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thou on my head in ear -- ly youth didst smile; And, though re -- bell -- ious and per -- verse mean -- while, Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee, On to the close, O Lord, a -- bide with me.", "prose": ["Thou on my head in early youth didst smile;", "And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile,", "Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee,", "On to the close, O Lord, abide with me."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}