{title: The Darkest Hour Is Just Before Dawn}
{subtitle: Ralph Stanley}

The [E]sun is slowly [A]sinkin’
The [E]day is [B]almost [E]gone
Still [E]darkness falls a[A]round us
And [E]we must [B]journey [E]on

The [A]darkest hour is [E]just before dawn
The narrow way leads [B]home
Lay [E]down your soul at [A]Jesus’ [E]feet 
The darkest hour is [B]just before [E]dawn

Like a [E]shepherd out on the [A]mountain
A [E]watchin’ the [B]sheep down [E]below
He’s [E]coming back to [A]claim us
Will [E]you be [B]ready to [E]go

The [A]darkest hour is [E]just before dawn
The narrow way leads [B]home
Lay [E]down your soul at [A]Jesus’ [E]feet

The darkest hour is [B]just before [E]dawn
The darkest hour is [B]just before [E]dawn