Song facts
- Original key
- E♭ major
- Type
- Hymn
- Music
- William Henry Monk (died 1889)
- Original lyrics
- Henry Francis Lyte (died 1847)
- First published
- 1861
Public-domain songs · Hymn instrumental
Abide with Me
Play the Abide with Me instrumental in the original key of E♭ major, or from 3 semitones lower to 2 higher. Made by MR Maker from a public-domain score.
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Backing track by key
The original key is E♭ major. If it sits too high or too low for your voice, try the shifted versions and pick the one you can sing comfortably.
3 semitones lower (C major)
2 semitones lower (D♭ major)
Original key (E♭ major)
2 semitones higher (F major)
About this song
Henry Francis Lyte, vicar of Lower Brixham in Devon, wrote this evening prayer in late summer 1847 while his health was failing. He died at Nice that November, and the text was first printed on a leaflet that September. Its lasting tune, EVENTIDE, came from William Henry Monk, music editor of Hymns Ancient and Modern, for the book's first edition in 1861. Since 1927 it has been sung before the FA Cup Final. Eb major is the key most hymnals use.
Rights
The melody is in the public domain (first published 1861). MR Maker made this accompaniment from a public-domain score. It contains no lyrics, translations or third-party recordings.
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