Light in the Valley ‎#198

198. Voices of Summer

1 Caroling clear in the morning sunlight,
Cheerily swinging on bough and spray,
Hear the glad birds in their happiness singing,
Greeting the dawn of the Children's day.

Chorus:
Cheerily, cheerily, riseth the song,
Merrily, merrily join in the strain,
Children's sweet voices the echo prolong,
Summer's glad music is singing again.

2 Over the meadows the honeybee's humming,
Gather their sweets from the bloom laden bowers,
Bright are the fields all aflame with the glory,
Sweet with the perfume of beautiful flowers. [Chorus]

3 Hail to the day to the children given,
Glad with it's wonderful music and light,
Twining our thoughts to our homes in heaven,
Drawing us nearer that shore so bright. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Caroling clear in the morning sunlight
• Title: Voices of Summer
• Author: Ida L. Reed
• Refrain First Line: Cheerily, cheerily, riseth the song
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1898
• Topic: Children's Day

Tune Information

• Name: [Caroling clear in the morning sunlight]
• Composer: Adam Geibel
• Key: C Major