Instrumental Duet,Piano Alto Recorder,Recorder Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.592621 Composed by Henry Francis Lyte. Arranged by David McKeown. Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Individual part. 4 pages. David McKeown #6411193. Published by David McKeown (A0.592621). Abide With Me is a beautiful hymn arranged here for Solo Alto Recorder and Piano. It was written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1820 after visiting a seriously ill friend. Lyte suffered ill health for much of his own life as a curate in Ireland and Devon. The hymn has since become closely associated with Remembrance of the Fallen in the Great War and other conflicts.