O. W. Holmes
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Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn,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.