The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Lord, I hear of showers of blessing

No. 495
Metre 8s & 7s. P.
Tune EVEN ME.
Words Elizabeth Codner.
Music William B. Bradbury.
Key G major
Time 6/4
4 stanzas

Words

Lord, I hear of showers of blessingThou art scattering full and free;Showers the thirsty soul refreshing;Let some drops now fall on me,

Refrain

Even me, even me,Let some drops now fall on me.

Pass me not, O gracious Father!Sinful though my heart may be;Thou might'st leave me, but the ratherLet thy mercy rest on me.

Have I long in sin been sleeping?Long been slighting, grieving thee?Has the world my heart been keeping?O forgive and rescue me!

Pass me not, O holy Spirit!Thou canst make the blind to see;Testify of Jesus' merit,Speak the word of peace to me.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—HYMNS FOR SOCIAL WORSHIP.»; hymn number «495» (large), tune name «EVEN ME. 8s & 7s. P.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals, the «P.» smaller), «WILLIAM B. BRADBURY.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); printed vertically in the right margin beside system 2, reading downwards, «By per. Biglow & Main.». Stanza 1 is interlinear in system 1, two lines between braces with «1.» before the opening brace: «Lord, I hear of showers of bless - ing Thou art scattering full and free;» (sung the first time) / «Showers the thirst-y soul re - fresh - ing; Let some drops now fall on me,» (sung on the repeat; end-repeat sign at the end of the system). «showers» / «Showers» stand under one note each and «scattering» is printed whole under two notes. System 2 is headed «Refrain.» and carries the refrain once, without a stanza number; it is sung after every stanza. Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text below the music: stanza 2 and lines 1–2 of stanza 3 in the left column, lines 3–4 of stanza 3 and stanza 4 in the right column, then «Elizabeth Codner.» in bold italics; lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented. No reference line is printed (the hymn has its own tune). The stanza numbers of the text stanzas are printed without a full stop («2 Pass»); they are numbered «2.»–«4.» here like stanza 1. The print sets a thin space before «!», «;» and «?» («Father !», «be ;», «sleeping ?», «keeping ?», «me !», «Spirit !», «see ;»); it is closed up here; apostrophes are written straight («might'st», «Jesus'»). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («soul» in stanza 1, line 3, as printed).