1  Lord of all being, throned afar,

    Thy glory flames from sun and star;

    Center and light of every sphere,

    Yet to each loving heart how near.

 2  Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray

    Sheds on our path the glow of day;

    Star of our hope, Thy softened light

    Cheers the long watches of the night.

 3  Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn,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.

 4  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.

 5  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 heavenly flame.