The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7309

7309. What Would We Do Without the Clouds?

1. God is good, He sends the rain;
For His glory, we should not complain;
What He sends is always best,
Stormy clouds and all the rest.

Refrain
What would we do without the clouds?
The clouds bring rain,
Scattering show’rs of blessing over hill and plain,
Bringing to us the harvest of the golden grain;
What would we do without the clouds?
The clouds bring rain.

2. Verdant meadows, fruits and flow’rs,
Gather beauty from the falling show’rs;
Clouds are sailboats from above,
Laden with the gifts of love. [Refrain]

3. Cloudless sky makes barren land;
Parched and thirsty is the desert sand;
So would life be barren, too,
If there were no clouds for you. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: God is good, He sends the rain
• Title: What Would We Do Without the Clouds?
• Author: Alfred H. Ackley (1922)
• Refrain First Line: What would we do without the clouds?
• Language: English
• Source: Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs, by Homer A. Rodeheaver & Charles H. Gabriel (Chicago, Illinois: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922), number 96
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [God is good, He sends the rain]
• Composer: Alfred Henry Ackley (1922)
• Incipit: 55617 53565 32132
• Key: F Major
• Source: Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs, by Homer A. Rodeheaver & Charles H. Gabriel (Chicago, Illinois: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922), number 96
• Copyright: Public Domain