Singing the Living Tradition ‎#65

65. The Sweet June Days

1 The sweet June days are come again;
once more the glad earth yields
her golden wealth of rip'ning grain,
and breath of clover fields,
and deep'ning shade of summer woods,
and glow of summer air,
and winging thoughts and happy moods
of love and joy and prayer.

2 The sweet June days are come again;
the birds are on the wing;
bright anthems, in their merry strain,
unconsciously they sing.
Oh, how our cup o'erbrims with good
these happy summer days;
for all the joys of field and wood
we lift our song of praise.

Text Information

• First Line: The sweet June days are come again
• Title: The Sweet June Days
• Author: Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Summer

Tune Information

• Name: FOREST GREEN
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: English meldoy
• Copyright: Arr. used by permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain