The Signs Which God to Gideon Gave

The signs which God to Gi­de­on gave

His ho­ly sov­er­eign­ty made known;

That He alone has pow­er to save

And claims the glo­ry as His own.

The dew which first the fleece had filled

When all the earth was dry around;

Was from it af­ter­wards with­held

And on­ly fell upon the ground.

To Is­ra­el thus the heav­en­ly dew

Of sav­ing truth was long re­strained;

Of which the Gen­tiles no­thing knew

But dry and de­so­late re­mained.

But now the Gen­tiles have re­ceived

The bal­my dew of Gos­pel peace;

And Is­ra­el

who His Spir­it grieved

Is left a dry and emp­ty fleece.

This dew still falls at His com­mand

To keep His chos­en plants alive;

They shall

tho’ in a thirs­ty land

Like wil­lows by the wa­ters thrive.

But chief­ly when His peo­ple meet

To hear His word and seek His face;

The gen­tle dew

with in­flu­ence sweet

Descends and nour­ish­es their grace.

But ah! what num­bers still are dead

Tho’ un­der means of grace they lie!

The dew still fall­ing round their head

And yet their heart un­touched and dry.

Dear Sav­ior

hear us when we call

To wrest­ling pray­er an an­swer give;

Pour down Thy dew up­on us all

That all may feel

and all may live.