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      LEAD KINDLY LIGHT

       Lead, Kindly Light, amidst th’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.

       I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou

       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!

       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!

       Meantime, along the narrow rugged path,

       Thyself hast trod,

       Lead, Saviour, lead me home in childlike faith,

       Home to my God.

       To rest forever after earthly strife

       In the calm light of everlasting life.

       At sea 1833