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Stenka25 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Does thou "kindly light" represent 'thou'?

The below is said to be a church hymn.

Does thou "kindly light" represent 'thou'?

In other words "light" is the object of transtive verb 'lead.'

Am I right?

If not, tell me what it is?

One step enough for me.
Lead, kindly Light ...
Keep thou my feet
  

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I think this is the hymn you mean: 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.

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  • I think this is the hymn you mean: 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.
  • Lead is an imperative form, and kindly Light is the subject, refering to "Thou" (an old formal form of You ) in the next part of the verse.
  • The singer is asking the kindly Light to lead him towards home in the darkness, one step at a time.
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I think this is the hymn you mean:

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.

Lead is an imperative form, and kindly Light is the subject, refering to "Thou" (an old formal form of You)
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