Scripture Verse

God give thee of the dew of heaven. Genesis 27:28

Introduction

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Daniel Whittle (1840–1901)

Words: Da­ni­el W. Whit­tle, in The Gos­pel Choir No. 2, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Copp, Clark, 1895), num­ber 25. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as El Na­than, one of Whit­tle’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Ball­ard James Mc­Gra­na­han (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan
(1840–1907)
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Lyrics

As soft­ly thro’ the si­lent hours,
The dew to earth is giv­en,
So Lord, re­vive our wea­ry pow­ers,
And send us dew from Hea­ven.

Refrain

Come, Ho­ly Spir­it, like the dew,
Our wea­ry souls re­fresh­ing;
Our hearts and minds in Christ re­new,
O fill us now with bless­ing.

How hushed and calm the air and hour,
When God the dew dis­till­eth;
How low­ly bends the thirs­ty flow­er,
As He its blos­soms filleth.

Refrain

Thus give us, Lord, the qui­et heart,
The low­ly mind and mer­it;
As we for pray­er have come apart,
To seek Thy Ho­ly Spir­it.

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Look down up­on Thy gar­den, Lord,
Behold the dry ground riv­en;
See droop­ing plant and parch­ing sward,
And send the dew from Hea­ven.

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Thy gra­cious pro­mise, Lord, we plead,
Thy word to Is­ra­el giv­en;
O hear our cry, be­hold our need,
And send the dew from Hea­ven.

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