The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16451

16451. God Of The Seasons, Come Again

1 God of the seasons, come again
To bless the circling year!
Give us clear shining after rain,
And bid the spring appear!

2 Breathe on this fallen world of ours,
And wake it into life;
And send us genial suns and showers,
For winter’s stormy strife.

3 ’Tis Thine to rear the tender crop,
The wandering flocks to feed;
And plenteous in Thy footsteps drop
Supplies for every need.

4 The year is with Thy goodness crowned,
The valleys laugh and sing,
The little hills rejoice around,
And earth adores her king.

5 God of the year, while thus the rest
Thy genial influence share,
Shine into every wintry breast,
And make a spring-tide there.

Text Information

• First Line: God of the seasons, come again
• Title: God Of The Seasons, Come Again
• Author: Henry F. Lyte
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Spirit of the Psalms, 4th ed. (London: Rivington, Hatchard,Seeley, & Nisbet, 1836)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BELMONT by William Gardiner; BOARDMAN by Charles Jeffreys or L. Devereux, BRECON by Nicholas Heins, BROWN by William B. Bradbury

Tune Information

• Name: BEATITUDO
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1875)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain