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PRAYERS
IN TIME track 7
The sound of heavy
rain
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We may love well if we have reserves of spirit to draw on.
Inspired by the phrase "in our souls we hear the sound of heavy rain", used by Dave Gatting when speaking about the story of Elijah and the end of the four-year drought in Israel (1 Kings 18-19).
Lyrics
So
many years of drought in this land—
idol worship born of idle hands.
God is mocked, ambition is laid bare
in worthless creeds of pleasure and despair.
We
your people have come to you today,
come to worship, like Elijah come to pray—
see a tiny cloud on the horizon again
and in our souls the sound of heavy rain.
Pour
down on every willing heart:
rain in this desert, Holy Spirit, counterpart,
pour down your power and your grace—
we can do the father’s will,
make a difference in this place.
So
many times we have stood upon
this ground,
pride and indifference the
enemies we’ve found.
So many lives lived in darkness
all their days
that never know the liberty of
praise.
Open
our eyes and our ears to
your desire,
to see around us your chariots of
fire,
to hear your still and quiet
voice again
and in our souls the sound of
heavy rain.
Pour down...
We
don't find you in the
earthquake,
we don't find you in the fire,
we don't find you in the howling
wind,
you whisper to our desire
Pour down...
Credits
Words and music by Godfrey Rust
Godfrey Rust lead vocal, acoustic guitars
Laura Fontanills, Emma Nixon, Joel Rust backing vocals
Adam Rust keyboards, synth bass, drum programming
David Fitzgerald saxophone, flute
Recorded by Adam Rust and Godfrey Rust
Produced and engineered Adam Rust
Co-produced by Godfrey Rust
Mixed by Enoch John
Mastered by Denis Blackham