Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

Matthew 5:14

Today’s prayer comes directly from the Hymn “Lord of All Being, Throned Afar” composed by Oliver Wendell Holmes, M.D., L.L.D

Praise and worship

1 Lord of all being, throned afar,
thy glory flames from sun and star;
centre and soul 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3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn,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.

3 Lord of all life, below, above,
whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
before thy ever-blazing throne 
we ask no lustre of our own.

Prayer for yourself and people on your prayer list…

4 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.