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 ...

Objecting to the Centre's decision of dropping one of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymns 'Abide with me' from Beating Retreat ceremony, Congress leader P Chidambaram said the government's move has hurt ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Christian hymn, composed by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, finds no mention in an Indian Army hand out released on Saturday with details of the ceremony, staged on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi’s death ...

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 ...

One of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymns "Abide With Me" has been dropped from this year's Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29. "Abide With Me", written by Scottish Anglican poet and hymnologist ...

2011-02-03T16:10:37-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/d85/20110203161236001_hd.jpgAbide With Me sung by Alison Krauss, accompanied by Sierra Hull on mandolin, and ...

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 ...

"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 Beating Retreat is performed every year on January 29 with military bands performing on Rajpath as the sun sets over Raisina Hill. (File Image) New Delhi: The Christian hymn ‘Abide with me’, said ...