Closing Songs

Abide, O Dearest Jesus

Words:
Joshua Stegmann, 1628. Translated by August Crull circa 1892.
Music:
'Christus der ist mein Leben' Melchior Vulpius, 1609.
Setting:
"Mehrstimmiges ChoralBuch", 1906.
Metre:
7 6 7 6
  1. 1Abide, O dearest Jesus,Among us with Thy grace,That Satan may not harm us,Nor we to sin give place.
  2. 2Abide, O dear Redeemer,Among us with Thy Word,And thus now and hereafterTrue peace and joy afford.
  3. 3Abide with heav'nly brightnessAmong us, precious Light;Thy truth direct, and keep usFrom error's gloomy night.
  4. 4Abide with richest blessingsAmong us, bounteous Lord;Let us in grace and wisdomGrow daily through Thy Word.
  5. 5Abide with Thy protectionAmong us, Lord, our Strength,Lest world and Satan fell usAnd overcome at length.
  6. 6Abide, O faithful Savior, Among us with Thy love;Grant steadfastness, and help us To reach our home above.

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In the hymnals

  • Written in 1632, the words are in 36 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
  • The tune, Christus der ist mein Leben, is in 399 hymnals. The tune →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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