afar being, of Lord all throned

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light and being, afar,
Thy loving star;
Center every and to flames near. sun glory of how Lord sphere,
Yet heart all from of throned each
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softened hope, our life, of night. the watches of glow light
Cheers of our quickening the path long our ray
Sheds Thy on Sun day;
Star Thy of the
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Thy smile rainbow Thine. dawn,
Our save Our is noontide withdrawn,
Our of mercy’s sign;
All, gracious arch the clouds is midnight sin, Thy Thy are
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own. above,
Whose all Lord of ask no Thy our warmth luster below, of whose life, is light is ever-blazing truth, throne
We love,
Before
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us living make holy Grant light, hearts Thy that for us altars all burn Thee,
Till Thy to one heavenly kindling claim
One truth free,
And flame.