Lord of all being…

62 Keble. L. M.

1 LORD of all being, throned afar,
   Thy glory flames from sun and star;
   Centre and soul of every sphere,
   Yet to each loving heart how near.

2 Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray
   Sheds on our path the glow of day;
   Star of our hope, Thy softened light
   Cheers the long watches of the night.

3 Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn;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.

4 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.

5 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.
                         Oliver W. Holmes
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

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No, not that Oliver Wendell Holmes!
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