Lead, Kindly Light -- St. Cecilia Parish Choir, Boston 

Lead, Kindly Light
Text: Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Music: SANDON, Charles Henry Purday (1799-1885)
St. Cecilia Parish Choir, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Richard J. Clark, Director
Recorded LIVE at St. Cecilia Church, Boston, November 18, 2011
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.
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.
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.