| Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903. | | | | Light in the Darkness | | By John Henry Newman (1801–1890) |
| | | 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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