The opening of the hymn is based on Luke 24:29, “Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent”, while the penultimate verse draws on 1 Corinthians 15:55, “O death, where is thy ...

Henry Francis Lyte was a British singer known for his deep love of hymns and church music. Though most people remember him as a poet and minister, his singing brought warmth and emotion to many church ...

With no musical accompaniment whatsoever, Susan Boyle's voice approaches heaven-like reverence on her cover of the hymn "Abide with Me." While fans love her takes on contemporary hits, one of Boyle's ...

English hymn Abide With Me, said to be a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi, has been dropped from the list of tunes to be played at the Beating the Retreat ceremony on January 29, PTI reported on Saturday, ...

Here's the lowdown on the hymn that reverberates around the world every FA Cup final day in the build-up to the Wembley showpiece “ABIDE WITH ME” is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis ...

The traditional FA Cup Final hymn 'Abide with Me' will be sung by fans of 14 clubs from across the football pyramid on Saturday 19 May. A number of clubs were invited following their exploits in ...

For five decades, the 1847 composition has been Beating Retreat’s heartbeat. It is deeply soothing and healing in its quiet impact. Without the song, the ceremony will lose something at its heart ...

A hymn which, as Erik Routley put it, “looks death itself in the face” and embodies the human craving for companionship in extremis. The text is the work of Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), a neurotic ...

BRACE your eardrums as we are winding down the clock for Manchester United’s tasty derby day FA Cup final against Manchester City – and there is bound to be a lot of singing involved. Leading up to ...