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.