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Source: Verses on Various Occasions Source type: book Document type: poem Document title: “The Pillar of the Cloud” Author(s): Newman, John Henry Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Co. Place of publication: London, England Year of publication: 1910 Pagination: 156-57 |
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| Newman, John Henry. “The Pillar of the Cloud.” Verses on Various Occasions. London: Longmans, Green, 1910: pp. 156-57. |
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| hymns (“Lead, Kindly Light”). |
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The following poem is the basis for “Lead, Kindly Light,” a favorite
hymn of President McKinley featured prominently in many of the services/ceremonies
following his death.
From title page: By John Henry Cardinal Newman. |
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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, not pray’d 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. [156][157]So long Thy power 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.
At Sea.