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. Remembered not past years.
So long thy pow'r hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on
O'er more 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.
This is a much simpler hymn, actually in the Children's Songbook, called "My Heavenly Father Loves Me." You can hear a beautiful rendition of it here.
Whenever I hear the song of a bird, or look at the blue, blue sky
Whenever I feel the rain on my face, or the wind as it rushes by
Whenever I touch a velvet rose, or walk by a lilac tree
I'm glad that I live in this beautiful world Heavenly Father created for me.
He gave me my eyes that I might see the color of butterfly wings.
He gave me my ears that I might hear the magical sound of things.
He gave me my life, my mind, my heart; I thank him reverently
Of all His creations of which I'm a part, yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me.
I think this last hymn speaks volumes. It's "If You Could Hie to Kolob." For my non-LDS friends, Kolob is the name of the place where God lives, as revealed to Abraham. This is a beautiful piano arrangement by Chas Hathaway or this is the arrangement which I am learning to play by Aaron Waite.
If you could hie to Kolob
In the twinkling of an eye,
And then continue onward
With that same speed to fly,
Do you think that you could ever,
Through all eternity,
Find out the generation
Where Gods began to be?
Or see the grand beginning,
Where space did not extend?
Or view the last creation,
Where Gods and matter end?
Methinks the spirit whispers,
"No man has found 'pure space,'
Nor seen the outside curtains
Where nothing has a place."
The works of God continue
And worlds and lives abound;
Improvement and progression
Have one eternal round.
There is no end to matter;
There is no end to space;
There is no end to spirit;
There is no end to race.
There is no end to virtue;
There is no end to might;
There is no end to wisdom;
There is no end to light;
There is no end to union;
There is no end to youth;
There is no end to priesthood;
There is no end to truth.
There is no end to glory;
There is no end to love;
There is no end to being;
There is no death above.
There is no end to glory;
There is no end to love;
There is no end to being;
There is no death above.
Remember, to always have a hymn in your heart. Have a happy day!
