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[When the way is dark and dreary]

Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. B. McKinney Incipit: 54651 23212 35143 Used With Text: Only Trust in Jesus

Author: Pauline Sadler Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: When the way is dark and dreary Refrain First Line: He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you Lyrics: 1 When the way is dark and dreary, And your path would lead astray, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, He will guide you all the way. Refrain: He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you to the end; In your joy or in your sorrow, He will be your dearest friend. 2 When your heart is sad and lonely, And your grief is hard to bear, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, He will all your sorrows share. [Refrain] 3 Though temptations come upon you, Calling, calling day by day, If you only trust in Jesus, You can never go astray. [Refrain] 4 When your work on earth is over, And you reach the river wide, Christ the Savior will go with you, He will bear you o’er the tide. [Refrain] Used With Tune: SCHWARZWALD Text Sources: The Modern Hymnal by Robert H. Coleman (Dallas: Robert H. Coleman, 1926)

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Only Trust in Jesus

Author: Miss Pauline Sadler Hymnal: The Modern Hymnal #373 (1926) First Line: When the way is dark and dreary Refrain First Line: He'll go with you, He'll go with you Lyrics: 1 When the way is dark and dreary, And your path would lead astray, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, He will guide you all the way. Refrain: He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you to the end; In your joy or in your sorrow He will be your dearest Friend. 2 When your heart is sad and lonely, And your grief is hard to bear, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, He will all your sorrows share. [Refrain] 3 Though temptations come upon you, Calling, calling day by day, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, You can never go astray. [Refrain] 4 When your work on earth is over, And you reach the river wide, Christ the Savior will go with you, He will bear you o’er the tide. [Refrain] Topics: Trust Languages: English Tune Title: [When the way is dark and dreary]

Only Trust In Jesus

Author: Miss Pauline Sadler Hymnal: Christian Hymns #378 (1935) First Line: When the way is dark and dreary Refrain First Line: He'll go with you, He'll go with you Lyrics: 1 When the way is dark and dreary, And your path would lead astray, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, He will guide you all the way. Chorus: He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you, He’ll go with you to the end; In your joy or in your sorrow He will be your dearest Friend. 2 When your heart is sad and lonely, And your grief is hard to bear, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, He will all your sorrows share. [Chorus] 3 Though temptations come upon you, Calling, calling day by day, If you’ll only trust in Jesus, You can never go astray. [Chorus] 4 When your work on earth is over, And you reach the river wide, Christ the Savior will go with you, He will bear you o’er the tide. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [When the way is dark and dreary]

Only Trust in Jesus

Author: Miss Pauline Sadler Hymnal: Heart Melodies #30 (1961) First Line: When the way is dark and dreary Tune Title: [When the way is dark and dreary]

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Pauline Sadler

Person Name: Miss Pauline Sadler Author of "Only Trust in Jesus" in The Modern Hymnal

B. B. McKinney

1886 - 1952 Composer of "[When the way is dark and dreary]" in The Modern Hymnal Pseudonyms-- Martha Annis (his mother’s maiden name was Martha Annis Heflin) Otto Nellen Gene Routh (his wife’s maiden name was Leila Irene Routh) ----- Son of James Calvin McKinney and Martha Annis Heflin McKinney, B . B. attended Mount Lebanon Academy, Louisiana; Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana; the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; the Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music, Chicago, Illinois (BM.1922); and the Bush Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Oklahoma Baptist University awarded him an honorary MusD degree in 1942. McKinney served as music editor at the Robert H. Coleman company in Dallas, Texas (1918–35). In 1919, after several months in the army, McKinney returned to Fort Worth, where Isham E. Reynolds asked him to join the faculty of the School of Sacred Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He taught at the seminary until 1932, then pastored in at the Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth (1931–35). In 1935, McKinney became music editor for the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tennessee. McKinney wrote words and music for about 150 songs, and music for 115 more. --© Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)