LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT
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 the distant scene
one step enough for me.
*
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 [schelle] day
and spite of fears, Pride ruled my will,
remember not past years.
*
So long Thy Pow'r
hath blest me, sure it still
will lead me on.
O'er moor [moeras] and fen [ven]
o'er crag [klip] and torrent [bergstroom]
till the night is gone.
And with the morn [morgen]
those angel faces smile, which I have loved
long since and lost a while
Lead, kindly Light
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