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LIGHT AND GUIDANCE

Lead, Kindly Light, Amid the Encircling Gloom

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(LUX BENIGNA. 10,4,10,4,10,10)

John H. Newman, 1833

John B. Dykes, 1868

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 graish day, and spite of fears
   Pride rules my will; remember not past years.
   
3. 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 hae loved long snice, and lost awhile. Amen

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