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@GAZZUZZ and ZIMDRILL, thanks for your invaluable tips. Thumbs Up. All I need to do is look for a competent auto tech. I actually bought the alarm system uploaded by ZIMDRILL and It's now clear that incompetence on the part of Baba Tijani brought about this evaporator (actuator) conspiracy theory or as suggested by GAZZUZZ, he wants to maga me for Christmas chicken.

GAZZUZZ:
On a more serious note, your vehicle is not equipped with a central locking system and the doors are opened manually one by one, what ur electrician is calling an evaporator is actually an aftermarket door lock actuator switch, costs about N800-1k for each one.https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qJ0NsNQVL._SY300_.jpg it would have to be fitted to at least 1 door, and wired up so when you press the aftermarket fob, the doors will lock and unlock as you wish. This is an assumption, please correct me if I'm wrong.https://www.rx7club.com/attachments/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/316082d1223573019-aftermarket-door-lock-actuator-issue-dooractuator03.jpg

@ GAZZUZZ, thanks so much for this important info. The car has central locking system but I just want additional security. (CAR STEREO COST OOOO). I will implement your method for possible positive result. Also thanks for the price check because he actually told me that it cost N2500 for each door and 4pcs cost 10k. Chai.....Baba Tijani wan buy Christmas chicken for my head.

I also tried to figure out what business evaporator has to do with car security alarm system but since it is not my area of specialty, I decided to ask the auto gurus in the house.

He offered to do a makeshift evaporator which I am totally not in support of. I dont want any alteration on my car.

Due to the incessant cases of car stereo theft in my area, I decided to fix security alarms for my car but was told my the technician that it is not possible to fix the alarm because the car does not have evaporator.

To the Auto Gurus in the house!!!! Please how true is this and is there another means of installing this alarm.

The car is MAZDA 323F GLX 1996 Model.

kozaic:
EARLY CHILDHOOD...
I don't really know what this course entails I really saw how angry people who were admitted to study the course were.

PRIMARY EDUCATION
Guess a person would spend four years studying how to teach primary schOol students.lol

DRAMA
Why introduce this course when theirs THEATRE ARTS in existence?

FISHERY.
*exhales*

ADULT EDUCATION
Some one applied medicine and was given adult education...

HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES EDU.
Some universities eh...

MUSIC
* I comment my reserve*

But all the same no knowledge is a waste!

@OP. Must you come and advertise you s.t.u.p.i.d..i.t.y on nairaland. I guess the M.o.d.e.r.a.t.o.r that posted this on FP is either a first m.o.r.o.n. or high on some substance.

I guess somebody forgot to lock your cage and that is why you have access to internet to come and type nonsense. It is evidently clear that your brain is not even up to that of Tilapia fish. You only went to school to come here and exhibit your gross ignorance or is it because you are opportuned to study an over-hyped course that is now making you to feel as if you are the BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED AFTER BREAD AND BUTTER.

Let me cure your crude ignorance:
1. (PRIMARY EDUCATION Guess a person would spend four years studying how to teach primary school students): If not for the fact that you are a celebrated dummy, how could you ridicule a course that shaped your future except you didnt attend primary school. If your primary school teachers are not well grounded in this course, how do you think they would have successfully laid a good and solid foundation for your educational development. You are an ungrateful soul for making a ridicule of this programme except your parents taught you at home.

2.(DRAMA Why introduce this course when theirs THEATRE ARTS in existence?) why dont you make google your best friend and stop this your show of shame.

Infact I'm just pissed off and i think its a waste of time trying to cure a f.o.o.l . I only pitied the efforts of your teachers and the money your parents are wasting on you.

Go and get a brain.

Austema: Here is the latest guy on nairaland, Am Austine by name, a tourism student of federal poly Idah, kogi state.
I have been visiting dis site, but as a guest, but now I have signup fully, tanks for ur undstanding

How does this affect the price of kwulikwuli in your area

Deiok: The only Good memory i had about cats when we were growing up. Is this peom.
Pusssy cat, pusssy cat.
Where have you been?.
I have been to london, to see the queen.
Queen for what?.
Queen for medicine.
Medicine for what?.
Medicine for cough.
Can you cough?.
Yes and yes.
Cough lemme see you.
Tutugbogbo tutugbogbo, uhuhh uhuuh.

Any other memory about pussy cat is horrible. Africans sha.

Only God knows the type of schools we have in town these days. How could a school be teaching this carp as poems and parents are still patronizing them.
Bros, it's not too late if you can go and buy the QUEEN PREMIER Book 1-3 and learn poem's the right way

How can you possibly decide, out of millions of possible candidates, that a particular individual is the right mate for a lifetime?

I could only think of one group to ask: people who made the choice and stayed happily married for 50, 60, 70 years and more. My interviews with America's elders (described in more detail here) revealed three key questions you must ask to determine whether the person you are considering is actually the best match for you. And if you fail to ask them, the elders say, you have only yourself to blame if things don't work out.

So before things get too serious, be sure to pose these questions. If the answers are "no," it may be time to move on.

Question 1: Can We Talk?

Long-married people say the first question to ask is: Can you talk to this person about everything? Or are there "de-militarized zones" that are off-limits for your conversation as a couple? It may be okay if one partner declares a minor topic off-limits (reality shows or shoe sales, for example). But as a rule, your future partner simply must be someone you can talk to openly and without fear of being judged. Indeed, the most frequent source of "buyer's remorse" in the elders' marriages was finding that a spouse just wouldn't communicate.

Justin, age 85 says: A happy marriage is only going to happen if you sit and talk about things. You can't let them boil up inside you and then all of a sudden it blows up. You have to put the fire out when it first starts. So if something comes to mind and you feel like it's been bugging you, then you need talk it out. But too many times people just hold things back and never say anything. I'd recommend that young couples work on this right from the start. In fact, it's something you should learn when you're dating.
According to our elders, the strong, silent type may be intriguing and attractive -- but rarely makes for a great marriage.

Question 2: Do We like Each Other's Family?

The elders don't mince words, and when it comes to future in-laws their advice is clear: If you don't like your prospective partner's family, think twice about marriage. Taking a close look at potential in-laws is an important safeguard against making the wrong choice. First, they say that your partner's family and how he or she interacts with them can provide important "diagnostic" information about him or her. Second, you will have a very long period of interacting with this "second family."

William, 86, put it bluntly:

Here's the situation. If one of the families is definitely against their child's choice of a mate, you can get married, no problem. But if the in-laws to be don't like the mate, they're going to be continually sniping at the person and eventually, unless the person you marry is awfully strong, the family is going to win. It can lead to divorce, it can lead to isolation of your marital unit, and it can just cause an untold amount of grief.
According to the elders, you are not just marrying a person -- you are marrying a family. So ask yourself honestly if you can live with problematic relatives for a lifetime.

Question 3: Can We Be Friends?

If you ask a long-married person: "What's the secret to a long, happy marriage such as yours?" you are almost sure to hear a variant of "I married my best friend." Similarly, from elders whose marriages did not succeed, I often heard: "Well, we were good lovers, but we never learned how to be friends." In addition to romance, you need to have some of the qualities of friendship: shared interests, the ability to empathize and commiserate, the capacity to comfortably hang out with one another.

Lydia, age 75, put it eloquently:

Be friends, like each other. It's hard when you're young and hot on one another to back off and say, "Do I like what is behind these hands and these body parts?" But that is the piece that doesn't wear out, that grows and deepens. The sexual aspect deepens too, in its own way, but it becomes less important and the friendship becomes more important as the years go by. It will be challenged by kids and hardships and losses of parents and changing interests and patterns, but an abiding friendship is at the base of a solid marriage.
Therefore, as a relationship is moving into a serious phase, ask each other: If we weren't in love, would we be friends? And if not, think twice about moving ahead.

There's no perfect method or algorithm for choosing a mate. But according to the elders, taking a step back and asking these three questions about your relationship can help you avoid a tragic mistake -- or move you toward a long, fulfilling life together.

Why are you behaving as if you are the best thing that ever happened after BREAD and BUTTER ..........My Boss to a client

Why are you laughing like a boiled yam....My Parish Priest

Adie funfun ko mo'ra re l'agba - yoruba (A white cork/hen who doesnt respect its status) ..... my mum to my sister

A mother asked her daughter to stand up from a seat but she refused, and the mother shouted at her...what part of STAND UP dont you understand? is it the STAND or the UP.

Who sat and watch my infant head
When sleeping on my cradle bed
And tears of sweet affection shed
MY MOTHER.

No woman can ever equate your love. R.I.P my dearest mum

Church girls are what I can call BADO OMO MUSHIN.....
They are full of pretense, master in the art of double dating, expert in BJ tins and they know almost all the s..x positions you can imagine. Try a church girl today and you will be amazed at her high level of s...xual exposure. Im speaking from experience

zicoraads: 2sExy1...u couldn't have said it better, I am Christian, proudly, but the truth is, this religion is the most divided ever. Too many denominations and 'sects'.

The truth is, this baseless issue of 'I am this or that' in my church has left plenty girls single uptil the age of 30 and still counting. Personally I feel if two people actually love each other, church affiliation shouldn't even be an issue.

In the days of old, when a lady leaves her parents to her husband, everything of his' becomes her's. His name, where he worships and the lots. My dad is an elder in my church, an old and respected one for that matter. But we'll be going for my sister's white wedding in Sept, in a catholic church. He will be steping his foot in a catholic church for the first ttime.

This is what he always tells us, 'as long as the person is not a muslim, by all means, marry him and attend his church, after everthing, we are only running our own personal race'. And if as a guy my wife-to-be feels a certain degree of reluctance to join me where I worship, I would suggest that we both leave our churches to another church, a difft one entirely that we choose. But if she still insists on staying put, then am off. She never loved me in the first place.

OP...truly sorry for derailing ur thread. But as to ur question, the answer is yes. Love is everywhere.

Sincere apology to the OP for derailing this thread.

My two sisters were married to non-Catholics and from that day they followed their husbands to their husbands place of worship. It is a known fact that the wedding will take place in a woman's church but it is also a known fact that she ceases to be a member of that church after her wedding. Why would she be head strong on following the dictates of her pastor. why would she insist on subjecting me to a pre-courtship interview with her pastor and probably if the pastor didn't like my gut, he will tell her that I am not the chosen one.

God knows I love her but I cant settle for less. Its like marrying someone with incompatible genotype all because of love

2sExy1: isn't obvious that the christians are divided when compared to their muslim counterparts?

In the end, both of you will pray "In the name of Jesus" right?

Where is the love... This where I like muslims

Rubbish!

I don vex...

I wan propose to Mzmariah and she is free to go on with her Catholic faith. The kids can make their decisions when they come of age and no one will force them.

It is easier said than done.....

love has nothing to do with religious beliefs and affiliation. If you close your eyes to these things all because of love, it will affect your happiness in the nearest future. salient issues needs to be straightened out before even venturing into proper wedding arrangement.

I ask you, who will baptize the kids, which early religious training will the children have: catechism class or Sunday school, whom will the children follow to church on Sundays.

Do you think i will sheepishly allow my children to be baptized in a doctrine other than my catholic faith, do you think i will foolishly allow my children to be indoctrinated in the Pentecostal belief?

No matter how lovely the union may be, at a point in time, we will or may become irritated with each others religious beliefs. Issues like praying in tongues, night vigil, your wife denying you of intimacy because she is in a fasting period prescribed by her church in which you are obviously not in support.

Once you cannot reconcile your religious belief with your lady, its better you let her go rather than live in a marriage laden with religious conflicts

I met one sweet pretty lady here last year. We were actually planning to settle down when irreconcilable differences about religious belief reared its ugly head.

softsparkyy: Crazy dude. you don turn transgendered.

hello pretty, saw your profile pic just now and i must say you are one really pretty sweet lady...keep it up

When the Europeans came to our land, they have the Bible we have the land. They asked us to close our eyes for prayers, when we opened our eyes, they have the land and we have the bible....African Proverb.


I wonder when our people will learn....As for me, you can quote all the Malachi in earth and heaven but I will not be so foolish as to dash somebody 10% of my hard earned money.

If you like call me devil or evil...na you sabi

Did someone forgot to lock your cage?

benELOHIM7: FEMALE visitors, at ur age. If u like don't find a lady and settle down. U and ur visitors deserves to be looked at

I have this neighbour who usually send her teenage daughters to come and charge lamps and torchlights anytime I put on my gen. and they sometimes bring their phones for charging and I dont have any problem with that. But one day when I was in the thick middle of things, they came knocking and I refused to open the door and to my annoyance, the kept on knocking, trying the door handle because they knew I was inside. I was forced to attend to them so I can enjoy my glorious moment but with a stern warning. They also have an habit of standing by the gate to catch a view of my female visitors when im seeing them off.

I was using this tread to share the story associated with some of the popular hymns we sing in church and before you could say Jack, i was BANNED.

I'm glad to be back but i think its somehow harsh to BAN me for anti-spam reason when the MOD has not even gone through my post because if the MOD did, HE/SHE would have found it interesting and educative.


That wont stop me from posting more hymn story for the enlightenment of all Christians who are lovers of hymns.....expect more hymn story soonest

I guess you are Catholic because that is where get songs like

Da pacem Domino,
In Dulci Jubilo - Christmas (I can sing, play and conduct this song with script)
Anima Christi (Soul of my Saviour)- post communion- my favourite
Attende Domine (Lenten season)
Ave Maris Stella (Song to our BVM)
Ave verum corpus (Communion but i love the mozart composition)
Jesu Dulcis Memoria (Communion)
O Salutaris Hostia (Song to our BVM)
O Sanctissima (Song to our BVM)
Pange Lingua Gloriosi Corporis Mysterium (Holy Thursday)
Pange Lingua Gloriosi Proelium Certaminis (Good Friday chant)
Panis Angelicus (For communion)
Parce Domine (stations of the cross)
Salve Regina (For BVM)
Veni Creator Spiritus (Pentecost)
Veni Sancte Spiritus (Sequence before gospel on Pentecost day)
Ubi caritas - where love and charity abide (Prefered the english version for Holy Thurday)
Tantum Ergo For exposition of the Blessed Sacrament)

nekaa: in dulci jubilo and veni veni

BECAUSE HE LIVES

Bill and Gloria Gaither have written hundreds of beautiful Gospel songs over the years. Many churches today still sing their songs. Both were former English teachers before they started singing and writing songs full time.

In the late 1960s, while expecting their third child, Bill and Gloria Gaither were going through a rather traumatic time in their lives. Bill was recovering his strength from a bout with mononucleosis. They, along with their church, were the objects of accusation and belittlement.Heresy was spreading like wild fire during this time and Gloria was experiencing a time of torment, including fear of the future and of bringing children into such a crazy, mixed-up world.

As Gloria sat alone in a darkened living room, tormented, and fearful, the Lord sent a calm and peaceful rest to her. The power of the resurrection of Christ seemed to affirm itself in their lives once again. Gloria remembers the realization that it was LIFE conquering death in the regularity of my day. The joy seemed to overcome and take precedent over frightening human circumstances.

And the song Because He Lives came out of their personal bout with darkness:


Verse 1 - God sent his son,
They called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal and forgive,
He bled and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Chorus - Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone.
Because I know, I know, He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

Verse 2 - How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives
But greater still the calm assurance
This child can face uncertain days because He lives.

Verse 3 - And then one day, I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then, as death gives way to vict'ry,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.

If you are going through difficulties or problems in your life, let this song be a comfort to you as it has been to me and so many people. This song was written over 30 years ago and the world has gotten a lot worse since then. I can truly say that Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.

It is also used for Praise the Lord ye Heavens adore him and any song with 87.87.87.87 metre (87.87 D)

Praise the Lord! ye heavens adore him;
praise him angels in the height;
sun and moon, rejoice before him;
praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken;
worlds his mighty voice obeyed;
laws which never shall be broken
for their guidance he hath made.

Praise the Lord! for he is glorious;
never shall his promise fail;
God hath made his saints victorious;
sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation!
Hosts on high, his power proclaim;
heaven and earth, and all creation,
laud and magnify his Name.
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[quote author=nonjebose][/quote]It is also used for Praise the Lord ye Heavens adore him and any song with 87.87.87.87 metre (87.87 D)

Praise the Lord! ye heavens adore him;
praise him angels in the height;
sun and moon, rejoice before him;
praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken;
worlds his mighty voice obeyed;
laws which never shall be broken
for their guidance he hath made.

Praise the Lord! for he is glorious;
never shall his promise fail;
God hath made his saints victorious;
sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation!
Hosts on high, his power proclaim;
heaven and earth, and all creation,
laud and magnify his Name.

IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL

This hymn was written after traumatic events in Spafford’s life. The first was the death of their only son from Scarlet Fever in 1870. Second was the 1871 Great Chicago Fire which ruined him financially (he had been a successful lawyer and had invested significantly in property in the area of Chicago which was decimated by the great fire).

In 1873, Spafford scheduled a ship trip to Europe in order to give his wife and daughters a much needed vacation and time to recover from the tragedy. Spafford sent his wife and daughters ahead of him while he remained in Chicago to take care of some unexpected last minute business. Several days later he received notice that his family's ship had encountered a collision. All four of his daughters drowned; only his wife had survived. His wife Anna sent him the now famous telegram, "Saved alone …".

With a heavy heart, Spafford boarded a ship that would take him to his grieving wife Anna in England. It was on this trip when he got to the spot where his four daughters perished that he penned those now famous words, When sorrow like sea billows roll; it is well, it is well with my soul..


When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Refrain:
It is well, (it is well),
With my soul, (with my soul)
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live:
If Jordan above me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life,
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.

But Lord, 'tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait,
The sky, not the grave, is our goal;
Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord!
Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
A song in the night, oh my soul!

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS

How many of us truly lay our problems before Jesus, why look for non existent miracles when Jesus can solve all your problems : O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Joseph Scriven was a man acquainted with grief. Born in County Down, Ireland, he aspired as a young man to follow in his father's footsteps as a Royal Marine, but his poor health made that impossible. Then he fell in love and was engaged to be married, but his fiancee drowned before their wedding could take place.

To put as much distance as possible between himself and that tragedy, Scriven then moved to Canada. While living there, he became engaged again, but his fiancee became ill and died before they could be married.

In his grief, Scriven determined to devote himself to a life of service. He was especially known for carrying a bucksaw and cutting firewood for people in need.

Scriven received word that his mother was ill. He couldn't afford to return to Ireland, so he sent his mother a poem in the hope that it would comfort her. The poem began, "What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!" He later submitted a copy of his poem to a religious journal, where it was published. A few years later, in 1866, he died.


What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He’ll take and shield you; you will find a solace there.

Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised Thou wilt all our burdens bear
May we ever, Lord, be bringing all to Thee in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright unclouded there will be no need for prayer
Rapture, praise and endless worship will be our sweet portion there

TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) was an unusually gifted and passionate saint. The daughter of a church rector, she was raised in Worcester, England and attended schools in England and Germany. In her love of learning, she grew to become an able scholar and a talented singer and pianist.

The deepest desire of her heart, however, was in “personal spiritual influence upon others”. This led her to value most of all her ability to write; for that reason she expended the majority of her life’s labors in writing prose and poetry that would be spiritually beneficial to the saints.

Havergal suffered poor health and was taken by the Lord at just 42 years of age. But the Lord prospered her ministry; her writings had a large impact in her own day, and several continue to be read and sung today.

As a result of her poor health and declaration from her doctor that she has few months to live, she gave away all her possesion into charity.

The story of “Take My Life” gives a good picture of the kind of passion and joy she had in ministering to others.

Take my life, and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love;
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee.

Take my silver and my gold;
Not a mite would I withhold;
Take my intellect, and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it Thine;
It shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart; it is Thine own;
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Take my love; my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure-store.
Take myself, and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.

I Need Thee Every Hour

"I need Thee ev'ry hour, most gracious Lord." Annie Hawks was busy about her household chores one day when she started thinking about how much she depended on the Lord to help her through the day. Inspired, she took pencil and paper and began to write. The words came quickly and easily. She never imagined that her hasty verse would mean anything to anyone.

But then her pastor, Dr. Robert Lowry set her verse to music (and added the refrain: "I need Thee, O I need Thee" -- and then the famous evangelist Dwight L. Moody and his song leader, Ira Sankey, discovered the song -- and then the song itself became famous, much to Mrs. Hawk's surprise.

The need that Mrs. Hawks felt for God is a need that all of us feel at some time in our lives. Her little verse expressed the deepest feelings of her heart -- and of our hearts as well. That is why this hymn has been a favorite for more than a century.

I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.

Refrain:
I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.

I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their pow’r when Thou art nigh.

I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is vain.

I need Thee every hour; teach me Thy will;
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill.

I need Thee every hour, most Holy One;
Oh, make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son.

Abide with Me

Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) was an Anglican clergyman who served nearly half his life as vicar of a church at Brixham, a fishing village in Devonshire, on the southwest coast of England (he died at the age of 54, and served that congregation for 24 years).

During the last years of his life, Lyte suffered from tuberculosis, the disease that would eventually take his life. A few weeks before his death, he preached his last sermon at Brixham. He rested that afternoon, and upon arising took a walk on the beach. He then retired to his study, and emerged with his poem, "Abide with Me," in his hand.

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, oh, abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see—
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.


The poem is lovely in both language and sentiment –– but it seems odd that a hymn about death could become as popular as this one. But on closer observation, the reason seems clear. This hymn speaks to us, not only about death, but also about life. It assures us of God's presence and help in life and in death. As it says in the last line of the last verse: "In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me."

As a seasoned choirmaster/organist, I love so many hymns..some based on their rhytm and some based on the story/event associated with it.

and im going to share some of these hymns along with the spiritual experience associated with them....

stay tuned