Lord of All Being, Throned Afar Lyrics Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1848
4 verses, meter L.M., public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Lord of all being! throned afar,
Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Center and soul of ev’ry sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Verse 2. Sun of our life! thy quick’ning ray
Sheds on our path the glow of day;
Star of our hope! thy softened light
Cheers the long watches of the night.
Verse 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 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn;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.
Verse 4. Grant us thy truth to make us free,
And kindling hearts that burnt for thee,
Till all thy living altars claim
One holy light, one heavenly flame.
Words copied from The Otterbein Hymnal (1892). They were published in 1848, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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