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Showers of Blessing
Verse 1
"There shall be showers of blessing;"
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
Refrain
Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
Verse 2
"There shall be showers of blessing;"
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
Verse 3
''There shall be showers of blessing;"
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honor Thy word.
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come, and now honor Thy word.
Verse 4
"There shall be showers of blessing;"
O that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!
O that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call!
Written by Major D. W. Whittle under his pen name 'El Nathan' and composed by James McGranahan, this gospel hymn takes its text directly from Ezekiel 34:26 and became widely popular in 19th-century revival meetings.