Concordia ‎#221

221. Summer Suns are Glowing

1 Summer suns are glowing
Over land and sea;
Happy light is flowing
Bountiful and free;
Ev'rything rejoices
In the mellow rays;
All earth's thousand voices
Swell the psalm of praise.

2 God's free mercy streameth
Over all the world,
And His banner gleameth
Ev'rywhere unfurled;
Broad and deep and glorious
As the heav'n above,
Shines in might victorious
His eternal Love.

3 Lord, upon our blindness,
Thy pure radiance pour;
For Thy loving kindness
Make us love Thee more.
And when clouds are drifting
Dark across our sky,
Then, the veil uplifting,
Father, be Thou nigh.

4 We will never doubt Thee.
Tho' Thou veil Thy light;
Life is dark without Thee,
Death with Thee is bright.
Light of light! Shine o'er us
On our pilgrim way;
Go Thou still before us
To the endless day.

Text Information

• First Line: Summer suns are glowing
• Title: Summer Suns are Glowing
• Author: William W. How (1871)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Childhood and Youth: Youth; Childhood

Tune Information

• Name: RUTH
• Composer: Samuel Smith (1870)
• Key: E♭ Major