Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
We love to sing the old hymns here at Capac Bible Church, and Mr. Legge is commenting on a line in the hymn, Abide With Me.
The full stanza from which Mr. Legge is quoting reads . . .
I need thy presence every passing hour.
What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like thyself my guide and strength can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
The text of this hymn, written by Henry Francis Lyte near the end of his life, was inspired by Luke 24:29, in which the travelers on the road to Emmaus tell Jesus, “Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.”
According to an edition of the British Weekly, in the late summer of 1847, after preaching his final sermon, knowing his time on earth was drawing to a close, Lyte “walked in the valley garden in front of the home, then down to the rocks, where he sat and composed. It was a lovely sunny day and the sun was setting over distant Dartmoor in a blaze of glory. On the left lay Brixham harbor like a pool of molten gold, with its picturesque trawling vessels lying peacefully at anchor. After the sun had set, Lyte returned to his study. His family thought he was resting, but he was putting the finishing touches to his immortal hymn.” — Albert Edward Bailey, The Gospel in Hymns, p. 171
Later that fall, Lyte passed away, but his hymn has indeed endured through the years as a beloved hymn of peace and prayer in the face of change. Theodore L. Cuyler once relayed a story in which a dying woman recited this hymn as she lay in bed during her last hours. He writes, “As I came away from that room, which had been as the vestibule of heaven, I understood how the ‘light of eventide’ could be only a flashing forth of the overwhelming glory that plays for ever around the throne of God.” — Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs, p. 57
What a beautiful image when we see the light of day ebbing. This light is only a shadow of the light of life that shines forth from Christ.
Capac Bible Church is an old fashioned preaching, Bible believing, hymn singing, KJV church located in beautiful Saint Clair County in Southeast Michigan.
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“When the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.” Proverbs 21:11
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
We love to sing the old hymns here at Capac Bible Church, and Mr. Legge is commenting on a line in the hymn, Abide With Me.
The full stanza from which Mr. Legge is quoting reads . . .
I need thy presence every passing hour.
What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like thyself my guide and strength can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
The text of this hymn, written by Henry Francis Lyte near the end of his life, was inspired by Luke 24:29, in which the travelers on the road to Emmaus tell Jesus, “Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.”
According to an edition of the British Weekly, in the late summer of 1847, after preaching his final sermon, knowing his time on earth was drawing to a close, Lyte “walked in the valley garden in front of the home, then down to the rocks, where he sat and composed. It was a lovely sunny day and the sun was setting over distant Dartmoor in a blaze of glory. On the left lay Brixham harbor like a pool of molten gold, with its picturesque trawling vessels lying peacefully at anchor. After the sun had set, Lyte returned to his study. His family thought he was resting, but he was putting the finishing touches to his immortal hymn.” — Albert Edward Bailey, The Gospel in Hymns, p. 171
Later that fall, Lyte passed away, but his hymn has indeed endured through the years as a beloved hymn of peace and prayer in the face of change. Theodore L. Cuyler once relayed a story in which a dying woman recited this hymn as she lay in bed during her last hours. He writes, “As I came away from that room, which had been as the vestibule of heaven, I understood how the ‘light of eventide’ could be only a flashing forth of the overwhelming glory that plays for ever around the throne of God.” — Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs, p. 57
What a beautiful image when we see the light of day ebbing. This light is only a shadow of the light of life that shines forth from Christ.
Capac Bible Church is an old fashioned preaching, Bible believing, hymn singing, KJV church located in beautiful Saint Clair County in Southeast Michigan.
Visit our internet site at capacbible.org
Thank you so much for watching! Your heartfelt comments are an encouragement to us. Please remember to subscribe and like our videos, and forward to others. We appreciate your prayers and financial support! May God bless you is our prayer.
Check out our platforms:
youtube.com/@CapacBibleChurch
bitchute.com/channel/CapacBibleChurch
brighteon.com/channels/cbc154/home
facebook.com/capacbible.church.5
rumble.com/user/CapacBibleChurch
instagram.com/cbc206714
gab.com/CapacBibleChurch
capacbible.blogspot.com
“When the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.” Proverbs 21:11
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Psalm 122:1
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
