Author—John Henry Newman, 1801–1890 Composer—John B. Dykes, 1823–1876 Tune Name—“Lux Benigna” (“kindly light”) Meter—10.4.10.4.10.10. Scripture Reference—Exodus 13:21–22 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Psalm 32:8 Just as John and Charles Wesley were the main influences in the religious life of England during the eighteenth century, so John Henry Newman was one of the leading figures of the nineteenth century.