The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book/Lead Kindly Light

by John Henry Newman

For other versions of this work, see Lead, Kindly Light.

152—LEAD KINDLY LIGHT

Lead, kindly Light, amid the 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 seeThe 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 onO'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.