Lead, kindly light (J. Ashley Hall)

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Editor: J. Ashley Hall (submitted 2010-01-11).   Score information: Letter, 13 pages, 256 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright © 2009 by John Ashley Hall. Non-commercial use is permitted.

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Title: Lead, kindly light
Composer: John B. Dykes
Arranger: J. Ashley Hall
Lyricist: John Henry Newman

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: Violin, Cello, Piano
Published: 2009

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Original text and translations

English text

Lead, kindly Light, amid 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 blessed 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!