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About Numbered Notation

Numbered Notation (also called Jianpu, 简谱) writes each melody note as a number from 1 to 7 instead of a note on a staff. The number shows the note's position in the song's scale -- not its exact pitch -- so the same tune looks identical no matter what key it's sung in.

Within one octave, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 correspond to the familiar do re mi fa sol la ti. A dot above a number raises it an octave higher; a dot below lowers it an octave lower -- no dot means the middle, as-written octave.

A plain number lasts one beat. A dash (-) right after a number holds that same note for one more beat. A line underneath a number shortens it instead -- one line is half a beat, two lines a quarter of a beat. A 0 is a rest: silence for one beat.

The label at the top of the sheet, like "1=C" or "1=Ab", shows which pitch scale degree 1 ("do") is tuned to. A song in a minor key is labeled "6=X" instead -- scale degree 6 ("la") is the true tonic. Chord names printed above the notes (like "C" or "G7") always use their familiar letter names, never numbers.

For example, under a "1=C" heading, the numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 sound as C D E F G A B. Under a "1=G" heading, those very same numbers sound as G A B C D E F# instead -- same shape, different key.

Rain on me

Longings For Growth in Christ

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1
Rain on me; rain on me;
Let Your mercy rain on me;
It is not by willing or by running, Lord;
Let Your mercy rain on me.
2
Reign in me; reign in me;
May Your life, Lord, reign in me,
By Your grace abundant and Your righteousness;
May Your life, Lord, reign in me.
3
Overcome, overcome;
Lord, I pray to overcome,
By the Spirit sevenfold intensified;
Lord, I pray to overcome.
4
Grow in me; grow in me;
For the Body grow in me,
Through the rich dispensing of Your life supply;
For the Body grow in me.
5
Transform me; transform me;
For the Body transform me;
I behold Your glory with an unveiled face;
For the Body transform me.
6
Lord, gain me; Lord, gain me;
In the Body, Lord, gain me,
For the full expression of the Triune God;
In the Body, Lord, gain me.
7
Lord, blend me; Lord, blend me;
In the Body, Lord, blend me,
For the consummation—New Jerusalem;
In the Body, Lord, blend me.

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JB

Anaheim, CA, United States

Aug 30, 2026

Stumbled upon this song again and the Lord spoke to me through this hymn and through the week's Morning Revival (03/2026 ITERO wk. 3). God desires a corporate Body to express him for his dwelling place and satisfaction. We are first individually drawn to the Lord by his mercy. We then experience the Lord's reigning and overcoming life. Eventually, we realize our living should not be individualistic and for ourselves, but to live for the Body and in the Body. This requires us to grow in the divine life and deal with our flesh, self, and natural constitution. In this way, we can minister life to the Body according to our consciousness of the Body.

Lord, save me from the narrowness of my self. Grant me the experiences to grow in life and to know the Body. Grow in me, transform me, gain me, and blend me for your Body and your full expression.

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Selene Leyva Hernandez

Fort Stockton, TX, United States

Apr 5, 2025

Lord grow in me to be a Corporate member, taking responsibility and using my function for Your glory!

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Km

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Mar 6, 2025

For the Body, Lord, grow in me. In the Body, Lord, gain me!

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Tl

Sep 28, 2023

Let Your mercy rain on me...

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Jeffrey

California, United States

Nov 23, 2019

It is not by willing or by running, Lord;

Let Your mercy rain on me.

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Rebecca Berglund

Salem, OR, United States

Jun 2, 2018

I was introduced to this song several years ago; at that time it was my daily song/prayer. Recently this song has been coming up frequently as a fresh supply in my being, so that even after the years I have known the Lord living in me, my heart's cry is still, "Grow in me."

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Nelson Liu

Irvine, CA, United States

Nov 1, 2014

Lord, grow in me!

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Rosita Enriquez

Anaheim

Jul 16, 2013

Does anyone have the Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian version of this song....or can give us a translation that fits the tune. Thank you.

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Suzana Santos

Goiania, Goiás, Brazil

Mar 27, 2012

Realmente que o Senhor cresça em nós, transforme-nos PARA e PELO CORPO. Que o Senhor nos dê um interior sincero para que tudo que anelemos seja CRISTO e que todos nossos desejos e anelos sejam para edificação do Corpo, que não reste nada de nós mesmos e sim Cristo tome posse de tudo em nós. ALeluia!! Cristo é maravilhoso!! Ó EU AMO A CRISTO!

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Svetlana Sekerina

Giessen, Germany

Oct 12, 2011

It is a perfect example of daily prayer!

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