"ABIDE WITH ME" is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte most often sung to English composer William Henry Monk's tune "Eventide". Lyte wrote the poem in 1847 and set it to music ...

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 ...

With “Abide with me” being restored for the Beating the Retreat ceremony at Rajpath, it’s worth noting that the hymn is not confined to religious belief, but is universal in its humanistic appeal.

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, ...

A file photo of marching bands from the Indian armed forces performing during the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk. “The tune has been dropped this year,” an unidentified defence ministry ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...