<description>&lt;div&gt;Hear staff from Westminster Abbey as they reflect on the context and the meaning of popular Christian hymns and anthems that came from poetry.  &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;In this episode, The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival contextualises the hymn &lt;em&gt;Abide with me&lt;/em&gt; – from its origins and Biblical inspiration to its miraculous powers for solders in the First World War.  &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://hyperion.lnk.to/CDA68013"&gt;Listen&lt;/a&gt; to the full track, and the rest of the album recorded by the Choir of Westminster Abbey.  &lt;/div&gt;
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Have you heard of the Miracle of Ypres? The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival shares this, and more historical context about the famous hymn Abide with me.  

Westminster Abbey

4: Hymns as Poetry: Henry Francis Lyte’s Abide with me

4: Hymns as Poetry: Henry Francis Lyte’s Abide with me

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