Abide with Me

The words

1. Autograph

   The manuscript written in Lyte’s own hand.

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2. Berryhead

   The place where the hymn’s 1847 leaflet was printed.

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3. Church Times

   A periodical named among sources of Latin renderings.

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4. Ellerton

   The hymn editor who explained its metaphorical evening.

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5. Emmaus

   The biblical destination behind the hymn’s opening request.

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6. Eventide

   Monk’s 1861 tune for Lyte’s words.

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7. Facsimile

   The reproduction of Lyte’s handwritten hymn.

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8. Funeral

   A use of the hymn discussed by Ellerton.

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9. Hogg

   Lyte’s daughter who supplied the prefatory memoir.

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10. Luke

    Gospel whose request in Luke 24:29 supplies the hymn’s opening. Ellerton identifies Luke 24:29 as the biblical request used metaphorically in the hymn.

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11. Metaphor

    The hymn’s evening language signifies the end of life.

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12. Nice

    The city where Lyte died later in 1847.

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13. Remains

    The posthumous 1850 book containing the hymn.

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14. Rivington

    The publisher of Lyte’s Remains.

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15. Wright and Co

    Bristol publisher of an 1863 edition with Lyte’s original music.

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