A Hymn

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AFTER READING "LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT."

  Lead gently, Lord, and slow,
  For oh, my steps are weak,
  And ever as I go,
  Some soothing sentence speak;

  That I may turn my face
  Through doubt's obscurity
  Toward thine abiding-place,
  E'en tho' I cannot see.

  For lo, the way is dark;
  Through mist and cloud I grope,
  Save for that fitful spark,
  The little flame of hope.

  Lead gently, Lord, and slow,
  For fear that I may fall;
  I know not where to go
  Unless I hear thy call.

  My fainting soul doth yearn
  For thy green hills afar;
  So let thy mercy burn--
  My greater, guiding star!

© Paul Laurence Dunbar