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Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.

By John Henry Newman (1801–1890)

Light in the Darkness

 
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.
 
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.
 
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.