LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT
1. 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 feel;
I do not ask to see
The distant scene -
one step enough for me.
2. 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 ruled my
will, remember not past years.
3. So long Thy pow'r
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!
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