Hymn
Lord of All Being, Throned Afar
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!
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.
Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn;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.
Lord of all life, below, above,
Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
Before Thy ever-blazing throne
We ask no luster of our own.
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 heav'nly flame.
Amen.
Lord of All Being, Throned Afar — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/lord-of-all-being-throned-afar
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Who wrote Lord of All Being, Throned Afar?
The words of Lord of All Being, Throned Afar were written by Oliver Wendell Holmes; the version here was published in 1929. The library also holds O Love Divine, that stooped to share, another hymn by Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Is Lord of All Being, Throned Afar public domain?
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What is the metre of Lord of All Being, Throned Afar?
Lord of All Being, Throned Afar is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, In Hope, Believing Against Hope, The Almost Christian and All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord.