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A Sun-Day Hymn
By Oliver Wendell Holmes (18091894)
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Thy glory flames from sun and star;
Centre and soul of every sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Sheds on our path the glow of day;
Star of our hope, thy softened light
Cheers the long watches of the night.
Our noontide is thy gracious dawn;
Our rainbow arch thy mercy’s sign;
All, save the clouds of sin, are thine!
Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
Before thy ever-blazing throne
We ask no lustre of our own.
And kindling hearts that burn for thee,
Till all thy living altars claim
One holy light, one heavenly flame!