Lord of All Being, Throned Afar

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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3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn,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.

Source: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #125

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, M.D, LL.D., son of the Rev. Abiel Holmes, D.D. of Cambridge, U.S.A., was born at Cambridge, Aug. 29, 1809, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated in 1829. After practising for some time in Boston, he was elected in 1847 to the chair of Anatomy, in Harvard. His writings in prose and verse are well known and widely circulated. They excel in humour and pathos. Although not strictly speaking a hymnwriter, a few of his hymns are in extensive use, and include:— 1. Father of mercies, heavenly Friend. Prayer during war. 2. Lord of all being, throned afar. God's Omnipresence. This is a hymn of great merit. It is dated 1848. 3. 0 Lord of hosts, Almighty King. Soldiers’ Hymn. Dated 1861. 4. 0 Love… Go to person page >

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First Line: Lord of all being; throned afar
Title: Lord of All Being, Throned Afar
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Adoru #473

Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #466

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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #125

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Common Praise (1998) #490

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Common Praise #506

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Complete Mission Praise #439a

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Complete Mission Praise #439b

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #113

Hymns and Psalms #11a

Hymns and Psalms #11b

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #125

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Moravian Book of Worship #464

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #407

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #17

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Small Church Music #272

The Baptist Hymnal #72

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The Book of Praise #308

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The Cyber Hymnal #3562

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The Hymnal 1982 #419

The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #27

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The New English Hymnal #403

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Worship and Service Hymnal #106

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