Main message: Plea for God's help and His promise of blessings.

Bible references:

• V1. "here us" (1 John 5:14-15)

"confessing" (1 John 1:9)

• V2. "pleading that showers of grace" (Hebrews 4:16)

• V3. "trusting Thy word that cannot fail" (Luke 1:37)

"faith prevail" (1 John 5:4-5)

"Showers of blessing" (Ezekiel 34:26)

"Shower refreshing" (Psalm 68:9)

Keywords: send us, hear us, grant us, promised, showers, blessings, send showers of blessing; O Lord! We pray!

Interpretation notes:

• The hymn uses a smooth, mostly stepwise melodic line. 

• The opening phrase begins with three half-step motions, and the final verse line rises higher with more leaps. 

• The word 'send' is repeated five times near the end of the text.