1 There’s a rustling in the tree-tops, there’s a cloud upon the sky;
There’s a promise of refreshing, there are signs of mercy nigh;
Christians, gather with rejoicing, use the mighty arm of pray’r,
And in joyous expectation let hosannas fill the air.
Refrain:
Heav’nly breezes now are coming,
Hear the rustling in the tree-tops, praise the Lord!
Heav’nly breezes now are coming,
Hear the rustling in the tree-tops, praise the Lord!
2 There’s a rustling in the tree-tops, pass along the word of cheer;
Go ye out to gospel warfare, for the pow’r of God is here;
There’s a sure and happy vict’ry, for the Lord goes on before;
Rally ’round Immanuel’s banner, bless his name forevermore. [Refrain]
3 There’s a rustling in the tree-tops, seek the wayward and the lost;
Bring them in to find salvation, bring them in at any cost;
There can never come too many, there is grace enough for all;
There’s a going in the tree-tops, and the show’rs begin to fall. [Refrain]
Source: Songs of Love and Praise No. 4 #68
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
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