| “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” |
| —Psalm 85:6 |
Praying for the Holy Spirit to sweep over our land and bring a true revival is a most worthy prayer for every believer to offer to God. Revival means a “coming to life again.” In terms of our relationship with God, both individually and corporately, revival brings a fresh wave of energy and devotion. The Psalmist captured the beauty of revival when he wrote in Psalm 85:6:
Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?
Whenever I hear about revival, I think about the fresh spring rains that bring newness and vitality to our lands. A songwriter, D. W. Whittle, penned these words: 1
There shall be showers of blessing:
This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
Sent from the Savior above.
Chorus: Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops ’round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
There shall be showers of blessing—
Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
Sound of abundance of rain.
Chorus: Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops ’round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
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: Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops ’round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
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: Showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need;
Mercy drops ’round us are falling,
But for the showers we plead.
This day, and every day, we do well to humbly ask God to send us a great, sweeping revival in our land. Such a movement of the Holy Spirit would truly transform our nation and bring countless numbers of people back into fellowship with God. May our fervent prayer for revival become a reality.
| 1 Whittle, D. W. “There Shall Be Showers of Blessing.” Public Domain. This Hymn is included in various Hymnals that are copyrighted by the publisher of the Hymnal. Though this Hymn is noted to be in the Public Domain, in the case of someone claiming Copyright protection of this material, citation of any Copyrighted material is made on this blog post strictly for Educational Fair Use illustration purposes only. All Rights Reserved by the original Copyright Holder. |
