Lead, Kindly Light

DESCRIPTION: "Lead, kindly light, amid th'encircling gloom, Lead me on; The night is dark, and I am ar from home." "I do not ask to see the distant scene; One step enough for me." The singer was not always so humble, but now realizes to whom he must turn
AUTHOR: Words: John Henry Newman (1801-1890) (source: Heart-Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1834 (see NOTES)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Jolly-Miller-Songster-5thEd, #42, "Lead, Kindly Light" (1 text)
Heart-Songs, p. 261, "Lead, Kindly Light" (1 text, 1 tune, the Dykes melody)
Roud #25816
NOTES [43 words]: There is a good Wikipedia article on this song, listing four different melodies, "Sandon" by Charles Purday, "Lux Benigna" by John Bacchus Dykes; one by John Stainer, and "Lux in Tenebris" by Arthur Sullivan. It says the words were first published 1834. - RBW
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