Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: Lead kindly Light amid th' encircling gloom
Topic: Assurance
Writer: J Newman
Composer: J Dykes
Meter: 10s and 4s
Tune: Lux Benigna
Hymn Number: 268
Page Number: 099, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsLEAD, 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.
I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou
Shouldst lead me on;
I lov'd to choose and see my path; but now
Lead Thou me on;
I lov'd the garish day, and spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.
So long Thy pow'r has bless'd 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 angels faces smile
Which I have lov'd long since, and lost awhile!