From        : Guitar_Picker
Written by  : Ralph Stanley
Album       : Soldier of the Cross & Roses In The Snow
Performer   : Ricky Skaggs & Emmylou Harris

The Darkest Hour  

    F             Bb
The sun is slowly sinkin'
    F             C
The day is almost gone
      F              Bb
Still darkness falls around us
    F       C       F
And we must journey on

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

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

Chorus

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

Chorus

The darkest hour is just before dawn
The darkest hour is just before dawn