Christian Worship Summer.
Great God, at thy command,
Seasons in order rise:
Thy power and love in concert reign
Through earth, and seas, and skies.
How balmy is the air!
How warm the sun’s bright beams!
While, to refresh the ground, the rains
Descend in gentle streams.
With grateful praise we own
Thy providential hand,
While grass, and herbs, and waving corn,
Adorn and bless the land.
But greater still the gift
Of thy belovéd Son;
By him forgiveness, peace, and joy,
Through endless ages run.