The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn

Ralph Stanley

	G	C
The	sun is slowly	sinkin’

	G	D	G
The	day is	almost	gone

	G	C
Still	darkness falls a	round us

	G	D	G
And	we must	journey	on

	C	G
The	darkest hour is	just before dawn

	D
The narrow way leads	home

	G	C	G
Lay	down your soul at	Jesus’	feet

	D	G
The darkest hour is	just before	dawn

	G	C
Like a	shepherd out on the	mountain

	G	D	G
A	watchin’ the	sheep down	below

	G	C
He’s	coming back to	claim us

	G	D	G
Will	you be	ready to	go

	C	G
The	darkest hour is	just before dawn

	D
The narrow way leads	home

	G	C	G
Lay	down your soul at	Jesus’	feet

	D	G
The darkest hour is	just before	dawn

	D	G
The darkest hour is	just before	dawn