Abide With Me Sheet Music

Abide With Me is a popular Christian hymn. The music of Abide With Me is taken form the tune Eventide, written by Henry William Monk. The words to Abide With Me were written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, in fact the melody of the song Eventide is so popular, it has been re-used with different lyrics in many different songs, in different countries. These include the German song Bleibe bei mir Herr (Stay with me, Lord). Furthermore the tune features during the film A Bridge Too Far, the British Paratroopers sing this song a version of Abide With Me whilst being captured.