And Ev ’ry eve ning (Eb)sky, an in vi ta tion

to trace the pat terned (Eb)stars.

And ear ly in Ju (Eb)ly, a cel e bra tion for free dom that is (Bb)ours.

And And I no tice (Cm)You in chil dren’s games, in those who watch them from the shade.

Ev ’ry drop of (Ab)sun is full of fun and won der.

You are sum mer.

And e ven when the (Eb)trees have just sur ren dered

to the har vest (Eb)time,

for feit ing their (Eb)leaves in late Sep tem ber,

and send ing us in (Eb)side,

still I no tice (Cm)You.

When change be gins

and I am braced for cold er winds,

I will of fer (Absus2)thanks for what has been and what’s to come.

You are au tumn.

for life to en ter.

You are win ter.

And ev ’ry thing that’s (F)new has brave ly sur faced,

teach ing us to (F)breathe.

And what was fro zen (F)through is new ly pur posed,

turn ing all things green.

So it is with (Dm)You and how You make me new with ev ’ry sea son’s change.

And so it will (Bbsus2)be as You are re cre at ing me,

sum mer, au tumn, win ter, (Bbsus2)spring.