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 THE PILLAR OF THE CLOUD

Lead, Kindly Light, amid the 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 pray'd that Thou Shouldst lead me on. I lov'd to choose and see my path; but now Lead Thou me on! I lov'd the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride rul'd my will: remember not past years.

So long Thy power hath bless'd 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 lov'd long since, and lost awhile.

THE GREEK FATHERS

Let heathen sing thy heathen praise, Fall'n Greece! the thought of holier days In my sad heart abides; For sons of thine in Truth's first hour