"Lord of All Being, Throned Afar" is a hymn with text written by American author

Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (; August 29, 1809 – October 7, 1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. Grouped among the fireside poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. His most fa ...

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as "a hymn of great merit", and focuses on the theme of the omnipresence of God. The hymn is in long meter (i.e. stanzas of four eight-syllable lines). It is most frequently set, in American hymnals, to the tunes ''Louvan'', ''Mendon'', and ''Arizona'', and in Commonwealth hymnals most often to 'Maryton' and in some to 'Ombersley' or 'Uffingham'.

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{{reflist Works by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. American Christian hymns