Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#447

447. Lead, Kindly Light

Text Information

• First Line: Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
• Title: Lead, Kindly Light
• Author: John H. Newman (1833)
• Meter: 10 4.10 4.10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: God: Guidance and Help

Tune Information

• Name: LUX BENIGNA
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1867)
• Meter: 10 4.10 4.10 10
• Key: A♭ Major

Text Information:

Newman was an Anglican cleric, at the heart of the Oxford Movement, who became a Roman Catholic cardinal