“Abide with Me” is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte. It is most often sung to the tune “Eventide” by William Henry Monk. It has been said that Lyte wrote “Abide with Me” after visiting an old friend, William Augustus Le Hunt, who was dying. As Lyte sat at his friend’s bedside, William kept repeating the phrase “abide with me.” Lyte later experienced health complications himself that would lead to his death. “Abide with Me” was sung at Lyte’s own funeral. The hymn is a pra