Open the Windows of Heaven

Open the windows of Heaven,
Send showers of blessing just now;
Look on us, Lord, in Thy mercy,
While humbly before Thee we bow.

Refrain

Showers of blessing,
Fresh showers of blessing we need;
Showers of blessing,
For showers of blessing we plead.

Open the windows of Heaven,
Look tenderly on us in love
Coming in heartfelt contrition,
We pray Thee our sins hence remove.

Refrain

Trusting, we’ll try Thee, and prove Thee;
All effort without Thee is vain;
Earth’s greatest pleasures are fleeting,
Their loss is our infinite gain.

Refrain

Open the windows of Heaven,
And bless us for Thy dear Son’s sake;
His blood shed for our redemption,
Our plea, only plea we now make.

Refrain

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Year: 1895

This hymn is commonly attributed to Eliza Edmunds Hewitt (1851–1920), who wrote many gospel songs in the late 19th century. The lyrics and refrain match known publications of her work from around 1895; some hymnals list it without a named author or under slight variations, but Hewitt is the most consistent attribution.