Hymns of the Christian Church.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Modern Hymns |
| | | A Sun-Day Hymn |
| | | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
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| 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! | |
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| Sun of our life, thy quickening ray | 5 |
| Sheds on our path the glow 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| Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn; | |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; | 10 |
| 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 | 15 |
| 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. | 20 |
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