Summer Suns Are Glowing

Summer suns are glow­ing

Over land and sea;

Happy light is flow­ing

Bountiful and free;

Everything re­joic­es

In the mel­low rays;

Earth’s ten thou­sand voic­es

Swell the psalm of praise.

God’s free mer­cy stream­eth

Over all the world

And His ban­ner gleam­eth

By His church un­furled;

Broad and deep and glo­ri­ous

As the heav­en above

Shines in might vic­tor­ious

His eter­nal love.

Lord

upon our blind­ness

Thy pure ra­di­ance pour;

For Thy lov­ing­kind­ness

We would love Thee more;

And when clouds are drift­ing

Dark across the sky

Then

the veil up­lift­ing

Father

be Thou nigh.

We will nev­er doubt Thee

Though 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.