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Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Shed kindly light amid the encircling doom (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: Shed kindly light amid the encircling doom

Topic: The Church/Prayer and Social Meetings

Writer: <no first name given> Newman

Composer:

Meter: PM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 590

Page Number: 356, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Shed kindly light amid the encircling 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 ever thus, nor prayed that thou

Shouldst lead me on!

I love to choose and see my path, but now

Lead thou me on!

I love day's dazzling light, and spite of Years

Pride ruled my will; remember not past years!



So long thy power hath blessed me, surely still

'Twill 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.