Though small the drops of falling rain

The words

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   Stanza 1. Though small the drops of falling rain,If one be singly viewed;Collected, they o’erspread the plain,And form a mighty flood.

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   Stanza 2. The house it meets with in its course,Should not he built on clay;Lest, with a wild resistless force,It sweep the whole away.

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   Stanza 3. Though for awhile it seemed secure,It will not bear the shock;Unless it has foundations sure,And stands upon a rock.

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   Stanza 4. Thus sinners think their evil deeds,Like drops of rain, are small;But it the pow’r of thought exceeds,To count the sum of all.

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   Stanza 5. One sin can raise, though small it seems,A flood to drown the soul;What then, when countless million streamsShall join, to swell the whole.

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   Stanza 6. Yet, while they think the weather fair,If warned, they smile or frown;But they will tremble and despair,When the fierce flood comes down!

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   Stanza 7. O! then on Jesus ground your hope,That stone in Zion laid;Lest your poor building quickly drop,With ruin, on your head.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 88. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-88