Main message: God promises to send His showers of blessing down upon His people.

Bible references:

• V1. “There shall be showers of blessing" (Ezekiel 34:26)

"promise of love" (Romans 5:8)(John 3:16)

"seasons refreshing" (Acts 3:19-21)

• V2. "reviving again" (Psalm 85:6)(Habakkuk 3:2)

"hills and valleys... abundance of rain" (Deuteronomy 11:11)(1 Kings 18:41)

• V3. "grant to us now a refreshing; come, ...thy word!" (Isaiah 55:10-11)

• V4. "confess" (1 John 1:9)

"Jesus we call" (Acts 2:21)

Keywords: ‘there shall be showers of blessings’,  love, refreshing, Saviour, rain, Lord, Thy Word, confessing, Jesus we call, we need, Mercy drops, falling, plead

Interpretation notes:

• The hymn is in 6/8 meter, which gives it a flowing compound feel. 

• The melody emphasizes the first and fourth eighth-note beats of each measure. 

• In the first two lines, the melody begins with three repeated notes on the strong pulse, then moves up or down on the fourth beat. 

• The refrain becomes more intense and supports the text about showers of grace and blessing.