LIGHT AND GUIDANCE
Lead, Kindly Light, Amid the Encircling Gloom | 96 | ||||
(LUX BENIGNA. 10,4,10,4,10,10) | |||||
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- Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom,
Lead thou me on.
The night is dark, and I am far from home,—
Lead thou me on.
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene,— one step enough for me. - I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
Shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
Lead thou me on.
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears
Pride rules my will; remember not past years. - So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on,
O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone;
And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. Amen
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