1 Hail to the merry, merry spring-time! That gladdens every heart With rays of glowing sunshine That bids our cares depart.
2 Hail to the merry, merry spring-time! That brings to life each tree, Whose heart has scorned the wintry blast, Again to blossom free.
Chorus: Hail to the merry, merry spring-time! That gladdens every heart With rays of glowing sunshine That bids our cares depart.
3 Hail to the merry, merry spring-time! That tunes each warbler's voice To pipe again the will-known lay That makes us all rejoice.
4 Hail to the merry, merry spring-time! Sweet season of the year, That drives away the winter's frosts And bids the flowers appear. [Chorus]
5 Come, tune your voice and sing aloud A welcome to the spring; Till every hill and dale resounds The chorus that we sing.
6 Hail to the merry, merry spring-time! Let old and young sing out A welcome to the spring-time, And join our merry sport. [Chorus] | Manual for the chapel of Girard College #224 (1891) |