When It Rains
About the Song
When something unexpected and difficult descends on your life, a comfortable faith must become a conscious faith. You have to choose to believe that a trial and a blessing can be one and the same. You have to choose gratitude instead of self-pity or resentment or any of the other un-lovely options that present themselves.
This song was written during a time in my life when I had to learn to choose gratitude. If you want the full story, check out this blog entry: Rain and Hope: The last “Gratitude Project” Installment.
Sheet Music Downloads
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- When It Rains – Solo w/opt. harmonies (use w/opt. violin on separate score)
- When It Rains – Solo w/opt. harmonies and opt. violin
- When It Rains – Violin obbligato
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- When It Rains – Solo w/opt. harmonies (use w/opt. violin on separate score)
- When It Rains – Solo w/opt. harmonies and opt. violin
- When It Rains – Violin obbligato
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Recording featuring vocals by James Loynes:
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Lyrics
When the sky is veiled, and the wind is high
When the shadows loom and gather
In the rising gale as the branches fly
When the light fails altogether
When the thunder rolls
And the heavens weep
And the torrents fall
And the floods run deep
There’s a God above who never sleeps
Watching over me
Chorus:
When it rains
Above the grey the light of day still waits for me
Heaven keeps the the glowing sun ablaze for me
When it rains
When it rains
He will fill the thirsty rivers with His love
And my soul with living water from above
My faith will grow like the rivers’ flow
When it rains
When my heart is grey like the stormy sky
When my dreams are tossed and tattered
In the wintry gale as they pass me by
And I watch them fly and scatter
When I wake to find
That my world has changed
That this life of mine
Has been rearranged
There’s a God above who knows my pain
Watching over me
(Repeat chorus)
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It just rained here. A quick summer rain and the Spirit guided me here to pay attention to the lyrics.
What a legacy you have blessed us with Sally! A legacy that takes us from up above to get to know a little bit more our Savior with the talents and gifts He has granted you with to bless us all that have our sky gray like I feel today wondering if He is really there.
With your help I can grasp my anguish and open my heart to understand there´s a meaning for all that happens before rain comes, and that Only through His love we can achieve the grace that we all so much need.
Thank you for your life! Thank you for all you´ve done. I pray that you can feel His love and comfort more intensely each day as you have blessed my life with faith each time I sing or play your songs!
I love everything about this song. The message is beautiful full of hope the melody is wonderful. Thank you.
I just love you and your music! Thank you for being so generous with your compositions. They are simply my favorites. In fact, I have used many of your songs for our Church productions in our Stake and Ward in the Philippines and every time, your music and lyrics pierce the hearts of the listeners. I wish I can meet and thank you personally one day.
James certainly does this song justice. It is very dramatic – awesome!
Love love LOVE this song!!! Thank you for making this available!