Wartburg Hymnal: for church, school and home 297. Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom

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Wartburg Hymnal‎#297

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Text:	Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom
Author:	J. H. Newman

297. Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom

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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 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.

Text Information
First Line:	Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom
Author:	J. H. Newman
Publication Date:	1918
Topic:	Cross and Comfort
Notes:	Now Public Domain. Tune: LUX BENIGNA