Showers

Lord, I hear of Show’rs of Blessing

Lord, I hear of show’rs of blessing
  Thou art scatt’ring full and free,
Show’rs the thirsty land refreshing;
  Let some drops now fall on me.

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

Pass me not, O tender Savior!
  Let me love and cling to Thee;
I am longing for Thy favor;
  While Thou’rt calling, call for me

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

Love of God, so pure and changeless!
  Blood of Christ, so rich and free!
Grace of God, so strong and boundless!
  Magnify them all in me.

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

Lyrics:  Elizabeth Codner

Music:  WiIliam Bradbury (1816 – 1868)

Photo: Vicki Kingma

count

We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.

Quote: Neal A. Maxwell

Photo: Marge McCoy

Every Promise

Every Promise in the Book is Mine

Every promise in the book is mine,
Every scripture, every verse, every line.
All are blessings of His love divine,
Every promise in the book is mine.

Source: Unknown

Traditional Children’s Chorus

Arrangement: Pearl Spenser Smith

Photo: Rachel Justison

Lord, I Hear

Lord, I Hear of Show’rs of Blessing

Lord, I hear of show’rs of blessing
Thou art scatt’ring full and free,
Show’rs the thirsty land refreshing;
Let some drops now fall on me.
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 rather
Let Thy mercy fall on me.
Even me. even me,
Let Thy mercy fall on me.

Love of God, so pure and changeless!
Blood of Christ, so rich and free!
Grace of God, so strong and boundless!
Magnify them all in me.
Even me. even me,
Magnify them all in me.

Lyrics: Elizabeth Codner

Music: William Batchelder (1816- 1868)

Photo: Marge McCoy

better

“The holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on our blessings and seek out ways to make life better for those around us.” – Anonymous

Photo by Marge McCoy

blessing

“They say life is a highway and we all travel our own roads, some good, some bad, yet each is a blessing of its own.”
― Jess “Chief” Brynjulson

Photo by Diane Domigan

reflect

“Reflect upon your present blessings.”

—Charles Dickens

Photo by Jean Pike

turned around

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”—Willie Nelson

Photo by Elizabeth Melton Parsons

Gather

We Gather Together

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom divine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, wast at our side; all glory be thine!

We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!

Netherlands Folk Song; Adrianus Valerius’ Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626
Translator: Theodore Baker; Author: Anonymous (1625)
Tune: KREMSER
Photo: Marge McCoy
Photo shows Portsmouth, OH area churches painted on one section of their flood wall mural

Good Thing

It’s a Good Thing To Give Thanks Unto the Lord

It’s a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord
And to sing praises unto our God.
It’s a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord
And to sing praises unto our God.
To show forth Thy lovingkindness
In the morning and every night.
It’s a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.
To show forth Thy lovingkindness
In the morning and every night.
It’s a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.

Lyrics: Psalms 92:1-2
Music: Unknown source
Photo: Bri Laycock