Abide with me

For years, on my annual trek to Wembley as a kid ..when Liverpool football club during the height of their success had wembley stadium as their second home ground .. I along with 100,000 people during the FA cup final would attempt to sing the words of "Abide with Me."

The words meant nothing to me then .....but now it is different

Abide with me , fast falls the eventide
the darkness deepens ; Lord with me abide .
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
help of the helpless Lord abide with me

and the last verse

Hold, Lord , your cross before my closing eyes ;
shine through the gloom and point me to the skies:
heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee
In life in death , O Lord abide with me

It was written by Henry Flyte , a Christian minister who was dying of tuberculosis in 1847 ..you can read more about it by clicking here ( you will also hear the tune if you have your speakers on )

They are somber words but very true ....we are all dying ...with every beat of our own hearts we too approach that dying breath .......and like Henry Lyte was, we need to be ready .

If you are coming along to the Prayer meeting a Wem tonight ...no prizes for guessing one of the hymns we will be singing .....