Lead Kindly Light
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Lead Kindly Light
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.
Be still, my soul;
the Lord is on your side;
Bear patiently the cross
of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order
and provide;
In every change
God faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul;
your best, your heavenly, Friend
Through thorny ways
leads to a joyful end.
So long Thy power hath blest me,
sure it still will lead – 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!
Which I have loved long since,
And lost awhile.
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