Ontario Readers Third Book, The

<h2><SPAN name="Lead" id="Lead"></SPAN>LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span>Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Lead Thou me on;<br/></span> <span>The night is dark, and I am far from home,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Lead Thou me on.<br/></span> <span>Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see<br/></span> <span>The distant scene; one step enough for me.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span>I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou<br/></span> <span class="i4">Shouldst lead me on;<br/></span> <span>I loved to choose and see my path; but now<br/></span> <span class="i4">Lead Thou me on.<br/></span> <span>I loved the garish day; and, spite of fears,<br/></span> <span>Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span>So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still<br/></span> <span class="i4">Will lead me on<br/></span> <span>O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till<br/></span> <span class="i4">The night is gone,<br/></span> <span>And with the morn those angel faces smile,<br/></span> <span>Which I have loved long since, and lost a while.<br/></span></div> </div> <p class="citation"><span class="smcap">Newman</span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />