Lord of all afar throned being,

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 Thy mercy's withdrawn,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