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.

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

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.

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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.

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