Did You Know? Why Elton John Sang “Abide With Me” on An Audience With Elton John (1997) Did you know that when Elton John performed the hymn “Abide With Me” on the television special An Audience With Elton John in 1997, he was making a deliberate and deeply symbolic choice rather than simply revisiting an old religious song? When Elton John performed “Abide With Me” during the programme, the decision surprised many viewers outside the United Kingdom. Written in the nineteenth century and far rem