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 ...

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 ...

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The iconic hymn 'Abide with Me', which was the key part of the Beating Retreat ceremony post Republic Day, has been dropped this year. The hymn, known to be Mahatma Gandhi's ...

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 ...

For five decades, the 1847 composition has been Beating Retreat’s heartbeat. It is deeply soothing and healing in its quiet impact. Without the song, the ceremony will lose something at its heart ...

The government had decided to take the song off the Beating Retreat ceremony, but reinstated it after public outcry. In 2022, reports said it is being dropped. This article went live on January twenty ...

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 ...

Here's the lowdown on the hymn that reverberates around the world every FA Cup final day in the build-up to the Wembley showpiece "ABIDE WITH ME" is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis ...