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 enough for me.
I was not ever thus, nor pray'd 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.
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. |