Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, br Lead thou me on! br The night is dark, and I am far from home,-- br Lead thou me on! br Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see br The distant scene,--one step enough for me. br br I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou br Shouldst lead me on: br I loved to choose and see my path, but now br Lead thou me on! br I loved the garish days, and, spite of fears, br Pride ruled my will: remember not past years. br br So long thy power hath blessed me, sure it still br Will lead me on; br O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till br The night is gone; br And with the morn those angel faces smile br Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.