The Passion-Hymns of Iceland ‎#27

27. THE SUMMER GIFT

Let Thy summer gift, O Lord,
Pardon be, and peace and power:
Sun of Life Divine, abroad
All Thy healing radiance shower.

This world's sun before our eyes
Chases far cold winter's night:
Jesu, Sun of Grace, arise;
Shed on us Thy heavenly light.

Text Information

• First Line: Let Thy summer gift, O Lord
• Title: THE SUMMER GIFT
• Author: Björn Halldórsson (1841)
• Translator: Charles Venn Pilcher
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1913

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