SOURCE: "'Lead, Kindly Light'," in The Spirit of The Oxford Movement: Tractarian Essays, edited by Richard Fisher, Cambridge University Press, 1990, pp. 86-98.

In the following essay, Chadwick evaluates Newman's devotional poetry, in its reflection of the theological principles of the Oxford Movement.

The Pillar of the Cloud.

 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 pray'd 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...