"Lead, Kindly Light by John Henry Newman (1801–1890)

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 pray’d 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 pow’r 

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! 

 

(Editor's note: "Farewell, My Friend!")