Gandhi's favourite hymn dropped from Beating Retreat

January 22, 2022 18:26

One of Mahatma Gandhi's favourite Christian hymns Abide With Me has been dropped from this year's Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29, according to a brochure released by the Indian Army on Saturday.

Abide With Me, written by Scottish Anglican poet and hymnologist Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, has been part of the Beating Retreat ceremony since 1950.

This year's ceremony will conclude with Sare Jahan Se Acha, the brochure stated.

The Beating Retreat used to end with the Abide With Me hymn.

The brochure also listed 26 tunes that will be played at this year's ceremony at Vijay Chowk.

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