throned of all afar Lord being,

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 withdrawn,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