abi, alan’fly, alanna, archanaR, arushiRC,
biniS, bryanL, carl, caroline, christie, clydeG, davidR, edwina, gandhaliK, gordon, ishaS, joey,
karenF, lawrie, lexley, lourdes,
mariette, marisaM, mayuri, michaelV, michelleF,
nakita.natasha, ozy,
pearlDS, priyankaSS,
rheaC, rheaDS, ritikaR, ruchiPal,
sophiaJ, sujataS, supriyaC,
tamara, yakuta, yvette, zenV,
A couple of weeks back Easter was celebrated. After the Easter night mass and the easter candle and the invocating call :”CHRIST, the LIGHT!” at the vigil service this prayer hymn might just be an appropriate follow-up.
I remember learning to sing it in the boarding house in Bangalore. And I have always loved the melody as well as the profound spiritual meaning of the lyrics.
You might know it too….
The personalised picture is to provide an appropriate setting.
Lead Kindly Light
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 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!
Meantime, along the narrow rugged path, Thyself hast trod,
Lead, Saviour, lead me home in childlike faith, home to my God.
To rest forever after earthly strife
In the calm light of everlasting life.
John Henry Newman
No further comments from me. The lyrics say it all.
Post Easter life continues and the days pass by swiftly and busily. Good thing too though kind of tiring. But it is an annual routine for me and I can quite manage the pressure. In-between distractions like attending to my little garden and doing some creative stuff and sending out mails keep me happily distracted.
And all through it all and beyond…… “lead kindly light” as the hymn suggests.
For you too. All this and more!
Take care. Love, Terry