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Behold the genial showers descend
Upon the fruitful field;
What blessings in their train attend,
What kind effects they yield.
'Tis God himself the ground prepares.
His Spirit sows the land;
And ev'ry pleasant fruit it bears,
Is nurtured by his hand.
In vain the husbandman would toil,
And scatter seed in vain;
Did not the Lord refresh the soil,
With gentle show'rs of rain.
Spirit of influence! now descend
Like rain upon the ground!
Thro' the wide world the gospel send,
And make its fruits abound.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Is 55:10-11;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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SAWLEY
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1860
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 741 | Bb | | # 424 | Bb | | # 633 | Bb | | # 1143 | Bb | | # 9 | Bb | | # 334 | Bb | | # 305 | Bb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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