THE PILLAR OF THE CLOUD, By John Henry Newman
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, nor prayed that thou
Shoulds´t 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 a while.
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
Shoulds´t 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 a while.
Meantime, along the
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!
EL PILAR DE LA
NUBE
Guíame, amable
luz, en medio de las tinieblas que nos rodean,
Guíame Tu para
adelante;
La noche es
oscura y estoy lejos de casa;
Guíame Tu p´
adelante;
Mantenga me Tu
los pies, no pido poder ver
La escena lejana:
un paso me es suficiente.
No siempre fui
así, ni orara para que tú
Debieras guiarme
hacia adelante;
Me encantó
elegir, y ver, la senda, pero ahora
Guíame Tu para
adelante.
Me encantaron los
tiempos chillones, y, a pesar de los temores,
El Orgullo
gobernaba a mi voluntad: Olvide de los años pasados.
Por tanto tiempo
Tu poder me ha bendecido, es seguro de que todavía
Me guiara para
adelante,
Sobre los páramos
y pantanos, sobre el risco y el torrente, hasta que
La noche se ha
ido,
Y en la mañana se
sonríen aquellas caras angélicas,
Las cual he amado
desde hace largo tiempo, y conjuntamente perdido.
Mientras, por la
senda escabroso,
Que también has
andado,
Guíe, Salvador,
guíame al destino, con Fe de niño,
Al destino de Mi
Dios,
Para descansar
luego de la tarea terrenal externa,
En La Luz
tranquila de la vida mas aun eterna
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