O. W. Holmes

L.M.

LORD of all being, throned afar,

Thy glory flames from sun and star,

Center and soul of every sphere;

Yet to each loving heart how near.

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Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray

Shed on our path the flow of day;

Star of our hope, Thy softened light

Cheers the long watches of the night.

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Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn,

Our noontide is Thy gracious dawn,

Our rainbow arch Thy mercy’s sign,

All, save the clouds of sin, are Thine.

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Lord of all life, below, above,

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,

Before Thy ever-blazing throne

We ask no lustre of our own.

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Grant us Thy truth to make us free,

And kindling hearts that burn for Thee,

Till all Thy living altars claim

One holy light, one heavenly flame.