SUMMER IS HERE, 



ELEANOR SMITH. 



I. 



Ev'ry golden morning, 

 Her locks with jewels adorning, 



Shows the glory near; 

 Thrush and lark proclaim it, 

 Happy children sing it, 



"Summer, lovely summer's here." 



II. 



Summer sets a-dancing, 

 Fills with joy entrancing 



Children, birds, and flowers; 

 Skips the kid on the mountain, 

 Darts the fish in fountain, 



Blossoms spring thro' sunny hours. 



III. 



Children, let's be merry, 



To the meadow, hurry, 



Dancing and skipping like these. 



Orchards yield us their cherries, 



Woodlands give us berries, 



Robins, music, and shade trees. 



WELCOME TO MORNING. 



LAUREX WREATH. 



I. 



The sun is rising o'er the ocean, The smiling waters greet the day, 

 And joyous winds to dancing motion, Wake the billows of the bay. 

 See where the clouds roll up the mountains ; Night has her misty banner furled ; 

 And, springing from a thousand fountains, Light and joy o'erflow the world. 



CHORUS : 

 Sunbeams of splendor the world are adorning, 



Join in the chorus the earth and ocean sing. 

 Welcome the glory, the sunlight, the morning, 



And make the joyous, joyous echoes ring. 



II. 



The birds flit o'er the dewy meadows, Or carol sweet in branches high 

 While down the vales the frightened shadows Hasten from the dawn to day ; 

 Rocked on the water's placid bosom, Purely the water lilies gleam, 

 While willow branch and bending blossom, Bid good morrow to the stream. 



III. 



Oh come, let clouds of grief and sadness, Fly swift as shades of night away. 

 Let all our hearts, like birds of gladness, Welcome in the glad new day. 

 Bright flowers and streams, and birds of heaven, Incense and praises waft above. 

 From hearts and voices now be given Song of praise, and joy and love. 



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