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Millennial Harp 56

Showers of Blessing

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1"There shall be showers of blessing:" This is the promise of love; There shall be seasons refreshing, Sent from the Savior above.

RefrainShowers of blessing, Showers of blessing we need; Mercy drops round us are falling, But for the showers we plead.

2"There shall be showers of blessing" Precious reviving again; Over the hills and the valleys, Sound of abundance of rain.

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.

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!

The verse

Meter
30
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dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 37% of beats fit
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Verse 1

"There shall be showers of blessing:" This is the promise of love; There shall be seasons refreshing, Sent from the Savior above./˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/30A

Verse 2

"There shall be showers of blessing" Precious reviving again; Over the hills and the valleys, Sound of abundance of rain./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/30A

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./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘//30A

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!/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/30A

Refrain

Showers of blessing, Showers of blessing we need; Mercy drops round us are falling, But for the showers we plead./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘//˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘/27A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.