"Abide with Me" is a Christian hymn by Scottish Anglican Henry Francis Lyte, most often sung to William Henry Monk's tune "Eventide." Lyte wrote the poem in 1847 and set it to music while he lay dying from tuberculosis; he survived only a further three weeks after its completion.
This performance by City of Dunedin Choir and St Kilda Brass, conducted by David Burchell, was filmed by TVNZ (Television New Zealand) for broadcast on the regular Sunday programme, 'Praise Be'. This video is used with permission from TVNZ.
Recorded at Maori Hill Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, New Zealand
2 May 2012