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Henry Francis Lyte

Henry Francis Lyte (1 June 1793 - 20 November 1847) was a Scottish Anglican divine and hymn-writer.

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    I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless;
    Ills have no weights, and tears no bitterness;
    —Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847)

    The damned are in the abyss of Hell, as within a woeful city, where they suffer unspeakable torments, in all their senses and members, because as they have employed all their senses and their members in sinning, so shall they suffer in each of them the punishment due to sin.
    —St. Francis De Sales (1567–1622)

    Abide with me: fast falls the eventide;
    The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide:
    —Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847)