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SDA Hymnal 195

Showers of Blessing

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!

Scripture: Ezekiel 34:26

The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 90% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCD

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Verse 1

"There shall be showers of blessing:"/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A

This is the promise of love;˘˘˘/˘˘/7B

There shall be seasons refreshing,/˘˘/˘˘/˘8C

Sent from the Savior above./˘˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 2

"There shall be showers of blessing"/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A

Precious reviving again;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Over the hills and the valleys,/˘˘/˘˘/˘8C

Sound of abundance of rain./˘˘/˘˘/7D

Verse 3

"There shall be showers of blessing;"/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A

Send them upon us, O Lord;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Grant to us now a refreshing,/˘˘/˘˘/˘8C

Come, and now honor Thy word./˘//˘//7D

Verse 4

"There shall be showers of blessing;"/˘˘/˘˘/˘8A

O that today they might fall,˘˘˘/˘˘/7B

Now as to God we're confessing,/˘˘//˘/˘8A

Now as on Jesus we call!/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Refrain

Showers of blessing,/˘˘/˘5A

Showers of blessing we need;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

Mercy drops round us are falling,/˘//˘˘/˘8C

But for the showers we plead.˘˘˘/˘˘/7B

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.