Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Shed kindly light amid th' encircling gloom
Topic: The Church/Prayer and Social Meetings
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 10s and 4s
Tune: Lead Thou Me On
Hymn Number: 451
Page Number: 165, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsShed kind-ly light a-mid th' en-cir-cling gloom,
And lead 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 ev-er thus, nor prayed that thou
Should lead me on!
I loved to choose and see my path; but now,
Lead thou me on!
I loved day's dazzling light, and spite of fears
Pride ruled my will: remember not past years!
So long thy power hath blessed me, surely still
'T will lead me on!
Through dreary doubt, through pain and sorrow, till
The night is gone!
And with the morn those angel faces smile
Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.