Lead, Kindly Light by John Henry Newman Ps 43:3 LUX BENIGNA—Rev. John Bacchus Dykes SANDON—Charles H. Purday Lead, Kindly Light 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