Hymns of the Christian Church.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Modern Hymns |
| | | The Pillar of Cloud |
| | | John Henry Newman (1801–1890) |
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| 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 | 5 |
| The distant scene—one step enough for me. | |
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| 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! | 10 |
| I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, | |
| Pride ruled my will: remember not past years! | |
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| 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 | 15 |
| The night is gone, | |
| And with the morn those angel faces smile | |
| Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. | |
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