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
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
Lord, upon our blindness
Your pure radiance pour
For your loving kindness
Make us 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 you veil your 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
