No. 206 Send Us a Blessing, Sog 100
Heptatonic ionian, mode 3 A + b (I II III IV V VI VII)
Chorus
O Lord, send us a blessing,
And O Lord, send us a blessing,
And O Lord, send us a blessing,
O send us a blessing from heaven above.
Verse
Of him who did salvation bring,
I could forever think and sing;
Arise, ye needy,—he’ll relieve;
Arise, ye guilty,—he’ll forgive.
I ask but grace, and lo, ’tis given;
Ask, and he turns your hell to heaven.
Though sin and sorrow wound my soul,
Jesus, thy balm will make it whole.
Six more stanzas are in Songs of Grace under the song ‘He was Found Worthy’. This tune is a clear adaptation of ‘Johnny’s So Long at the Fair.’