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| Text: | O Sometimes the Shadows Are Deep |
| Author: | E Johnson |
| Tune: | THE ROCK OF REFUGE |
| Composer: | William G Fischer |
1 O sometimes the shadows are deep,
And rough seems the path to the goal,
And sorrows, sometimes how they sweep
Like tempests down over the soul!
Refrain:
O then to the Rock let me fly,
To the Rock that is higher than I;
O then to the Rock let me fly,
To the Rock that is higher than I!
2 O sometimes how long seems the day,
And sometimes how weary my feet;
But toiling in life's dusty way,
The Rock's blessed shadow, how sweet! [Refrain]
3 O near to the Rock let me keep
If blessings or sorrow prevail;
Or climbing the mountain way steep,
Or walking the shadowy vale. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O sometimes the shadows are deep |
| Title: | O Sometimes the Shadows Are Deep |
| Author: | E Johnson |
| Refrain First Line: | O then to the Rock let me fly |
| Meter: | L M with Refrain |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1999 |
| Topic: | Jesus, Our Shepherd |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | THE ROCK OF REFUGE |
| Composer: | William G Fischer |
| Meter: | L M with Refrain |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
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