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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A day after relocating the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate to the national war memorial, the government decided to drop 'Abide with Me', the Christian hymn that marks the conclusion of the Beating ...

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 group of Hindustani classical artistes were setting to music a translation of the hymn in Hindustani under the direction of Ustad Arif Ali Khan of the Kairana gharana The group that is singing the ...

Indian politicians and musicians are clashing over the decision to drop ‘Abide with Me’ from the Indian Beating Retreat Ceremony. As of 29 January 2022, the Indian patriotic song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke ...

A British hymn, said to be Mahatma Gandhi's favourite, was dropped from India's annual Republic Day celebrations, as part of what the government says is an "ongoing process of decolonising India". The ...

The FA Cup final is steeped in tradition, with one such custom being the singing of hymn Abide With Me ahead of kick-off, but how did the tradition come about? Manchester City and Manchester United ...