The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn

Ralph Stanley

	E	A
The	sun is slowly	sinkin’

	E	B	E
The	day is	almost	gone

	E	A
Still	darkness falls a	round us

	E	B	E
And	we must	journey	on

	A	E
The	darkest hour is	just before dawn

	B
The narrow way leads	home

	E	A	E
Lay	down your soul at	Jesus’	feet

	B	E
The darkest hour is	just before	dawn

	E	A
Like a	shepherd out on the	mountain

	E	B	E
A	watchin’ the	sheep down	below

	E	A
He’s	coming back to	claim us

	E	B	E
Will	you be	ready to	go

	A	E
The	darkest hour is	just before dawn

	B
The narrow way leads	home

	E	A	E
Lay	down your soul at	Jesus’	feet

	B	E
The darkest hour is	just before	dawn

	B	E
The darkest hour is	just before	dawn