Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Verses on Various Occasions. VI. The Pillar of the Cloud (Lead, Kindly Light)John Henry Newman (18011890)
A Sea, on the 16th of June, 1833
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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.
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.
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.