133. Lead kindly light, amid the encircling
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.
2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou, Should’st 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 power 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.