Lead, kindly Light, amidst the grey and gloom The night is long and I am far from home Here in the dark, I do not ask to see The path ahead— one step enough for me Lead on, lead on, kindly Light. I was not ever willing to be led I could have stayed, but I ran instead In spite of fear, I followed my pride My eyes could see, but my heart was blind Lead on, lead on, kindly Light. And in the night, when i was afraid Your feet beside my own on the way Each stumbling step where other men have trod Shortens the road leading home to my God, Lead on, lead on, My God, My God, Lead on, lead on, kindly Light. Audrey Assad, based on The Pillar of the Cloud by J. H. Newman
“May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last." J. H. Newman
