Lead, Kindly Light

Words: John Henry Newman, 1833

Music:   "Lux Benigna," John B. Dykes, 1865
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  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 feet; 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 power hath blessed me, sure it will, 
        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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