There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
There shall be showers of blessing–
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain. [Chorus]
There shall be showers of blessing:
Send them upon us, O Lord;
Grant to us now a refreshing;
Come and now honor Thy word. [Chorus]
There shall be showers of blessing:
Oh, that today they might fall,
Now as to God we’re confessing,
Now as on Jesus we call! [Chorus]
Chorus
Showers of blessing
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops ’round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
Daniel Whittle, 1883
Read Isaiah 45:3-8
(This popular, beloved hymn is a reminder of the gracious provision of God. Through His great power and because of His great love He provides our most basic and most desperate needs in abundance. We are called to recognize that dependence and to ask for His mercy. Shatter the illusion of self-sufficiency. Oh God, rain Your blessings down on us. We need them more than we know. We need the season of refreshing.)