Lead, Kindly Light

Sheet Music

Using the tune, 'Lux Benignal', as seen in Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 12

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• Copyright: Public Domain
• Source: Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 12
• Contributor: Veramet 04:51, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

External Sheet Music Links

• Flash printable/playable/transposable sheet music from lds.org/churchmusic

Tunes

• Lux Benigna, by John B. Dykes (1823–1876)
  • Copyright: public domain

Lyrics

• Poet: John Henry Newman (1801–1890)
• Copyright: Public domain

Lyrics from Relief Society Song Book, 1919, no. 12

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

External Lyrics

• Lyrics from LDS.org (same as from the 1985 LDS hymnal)