“Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom,
Lead Thou me on!”
One can easily imagine that the words prayerfully expressed the deepest desire of his soul.
The theme of this chapter is impressively brought home concerning a girl who was
Blind and Lonely, But Still Singing
She had just entered her ’teens when she was stricken with tuberculosis. Sent to the Adirondacks, she did not recover. Later she went to the home of her grandparents, and there she died. She was a member of the Sunday School in the church of which I was then pastor. She had a sweet, clear voice, and on special occasions she was generally on the program for a solo.
When called to conduct the funeral, her relatives told me that the night before she died she became blind. Unable to see, she three times called, “Papa, Papa, Papa!” But her father was not present to respond to her call.
Not long afterwards she broke into song. Those watching with her were deeply moved as she began:
“Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;