A Sun-day Hymn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFG HHII JJKK| LORD of all being throned afar | A |
| Thy glory flames from sun and star | A |
| Centre and soul of every sphere | B |
| Yet to each loving heart how near | B |
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| Sun of our life thy quickening ray | C |
| Sheds on our path the glow of day | C |
| Star of our hope thy softened light | D |
| Cheers the long watches of the night | D |
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| Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn | E |
| Our noontide is thy gracious dawn | E |
| Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign | F |
| All save the clouds of sin are thin | G |
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| Lord of all life below above | H |
| Whose light is truth whose warmth is love | H |
| Before thy ever blazing throne | I |
| We ask no lustre of our own | I |
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| Grant us thy truth to make us free | J |
| And kindling hearts that burn for thee | J |
| Till all thy living altars claim | K |
| One holy light one heavenly flame | K |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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