Drought

Drought

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Hymn 2 Me Publishing/BMI
Barbra Choate

VERSE

Drought grips the Ozarks once again; in vain, we plead and pray

for rain

The hills are brown and growing grain lies seared and withered

in the wind,

CHORUS

We scan the skies from dawn to dawn,

Just a thundershower would save the corn a few days more,

And hope reborn would give us strength a new


VERSE

Each wispy mares tale or mackerel sky, brings hope that only

fades and dies

The stingy clouds pass by, and mock our supplication


CHORUS

We scan the skies from dawn to dawn,

Just a thundershower would save the corn a few days more,

And hope reborn would give us strength a new

BRIDGE

Yet in a farmer’s heart, faith and hope still burn

And he will bury disappointment beneath the soil that he turns

A season’s toil in failure ends, when springtime comes again


CHORUS

We scan the skies from dawn to dawn,

Just a thundershower would save the corn a few days more

And hope reborn would give us strength a new



In vain, we plead and pray for rain