The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5788

5788. Return of Summer

1. We hail thee, glorious summer,
We welcome thee today,
With all thy flowery legions
And all thy songbirds gay.
The happy rills to meet thee
With merry laughter run;
While woodland banners greet thee,
Beneath a smiling sun.

Refrain
We hail thee, joyous summer!
We welcome thee today!
With all thy flowery legion,
And all thy songbirds gay.

2. We hail thy smile of gladness
O Summer fair and sweet;
O let us lay all sadness
And sighing at thy feet.
The woodland ways are ringing
With many a merry lay;
Oh let us join in singing
With nature’s choir today. [Refrain]

3. O Summer, thou hast brought us
A message sweet and fair;
O Summer, thou hast taught us
Of Heaven’s brooding care.
Thy gleaming skies of glory
Watch o’er the world in love;
They tell a glad, sweet story
Of summer lands above. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We hail thee, glorious summer
• Title: Return of Summer
• Author: Alice J. Cleator (ca. 1903)
• Refrain First Line: We hail thee, joyous summer!
• Meter: 76.76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Light in the Valley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1898), page 196
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SANTIAGO
• Composer: Robert Brooks Finch (1898)
• Meter: 76.76.76 D
• Incipit: 51116 66661 17766
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain