Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
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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 seeThe distant scene; one step's enough for me.
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I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thouShouldst lead me on;I loved to choose and see my path, but nowLead thou me on!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 stillWill lead me onO'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, tillThe night is gone,And with the morn those angel faces smileWhich I have loved long since, and lost awhile!