LORD of all being! throned afar, <br />Thy glory flames from sun and star; <br />Centre and soul of every sphere, <br />Yet to each loving heart how near! <br /> <br />Sun of our life, thy quickening ray <br />Sheds on our path the glow of day; <br />Star of our hope, thy softened light <br />Cheers the long watches of the night. <br /> <br />Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn; <br />Our noontide is thy gracious dawn; <br />Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign; <br />All, save the clouds of sin, are thin! <br /> <br />Lord of all life, below, above, <br />Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, <br />Before thy ever-blazing throne <br />We ask no lustre of our own. <br /> <br />Grant us thy truth to make us free, <br />And kindling hearts that burn for thee, <br />Till all thy living altars claim <br />One holy light, one heavenly flame!<br /><br />Oliver Wendell Holmes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-sun-day-hymn/
