Darkest Hour Just Before Dawn
by Ralph Stanley
Recorded Emmylou Harris and Ricky Skaggs






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The sun is slowly sinking 
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The day is almost gone 
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Still darkness falls around us 
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And we must journey on 

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The darkest hour is just before dawn 
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The narrow way leads home 
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Lay down your soul at Jesus' feet 
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The darkest hour is just before dawn

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Like a shepherd out on the mountain 
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A watching the sheep down below 
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He's coming back to claim us 
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Will you be ready to go