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 pow'r 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.
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