Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made summer and winter.
Psalm 74:17
Words: Julia H. Johnston, in Bible Study Songs, by Bertha F. Vella & Daniel B. Towner (Boston, Massachusetts & Chicago, Illinois: Pilgrim Press, 1899), page 131.
Music: Jolie O. T. Wren (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Wren’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Johnston,
The long, long days of summer,
The sunny days are here;
The ripening grain is bending,
The air is soft and clear.
Refrain
O God, Thy tender mercies
Like evening dews descend;
Thou givest rain and sunshine,
On Thee our hopes depend.
The glowing heat at noontide,
The hush of evening’s calm,
Remind us of Thy presence,
To Thee we raise our psalm.
Refrain
In life’s fair summer weather,
Oh, may we look to Thee;
And when the storms o’ertake us,
Our refuge Thou shalt be.
Refrain