Summer Suns Are Glowing

Truly, I don't recall ever singing this summertime hymn, but it caught my eye today as I perused my old Baptist hymnal. The words were penned by William W. How, and published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1871. The tune is by Samuel Smith.

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"Summer Suns Are Glowing"

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Verse 1:

Summer suns are glowing, over land and sea;

Happy light is flowing, bountiful and free.

Everything rejoices in the mellow rays,

All earth's thousand voices swell the psalm of praise.

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Verse 2:

God's free mercy streameth, over all the world,

And His banner gleameth, everywhere unfurled.

Broad and deep and glorious as the heaven above,

Shines in might victorious, His eternal love.

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Verse 3:

Lord, upon our blindness Thy pure radiance pour;

For Thy lovingkindness make us love Thee more.

And when clouds are drifting dark across our sky,

Then, the veil uplifting, Father, be Thou nigh.

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Verse 4:

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.

AMEN

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Cyberhymnal link: www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/u/summersg.htm