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Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,

by John Henry Newman

Representative text

As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 403 — the newest hymnal carrying it.

Verse 1

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 see The distant scene; one step's enough for me.

Verse 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.

Verse 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 have loved long since, and lost awhile.

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