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Keep On Praying

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1 Does the world look dark and dreary?
Are your trials more and more?
Have your feet grown tired and weary?
Does the tempest round you roar?

Refrain:
Keep on praying, keep on praying,
Tho’ the storm be raging wild;
Soon you’ll hear a sweet voice saying:
“Peace to you, my troubled child.”

2 Do you sometimes think, most sadly,
There is none your grief to share?
Just remember, Jesus, gladly,
Every burden waits to bear. [Refrain]

3 Pray’r will lift you nearer heave,
Into sunshine, pure and sweet;
Darkest clouds will soon be riven,
Soon be underneath your feet. [Refrain]

4 God is wise, and, if delaying
Answer to your pray’r for aid,
You must trust him; keep on praying,
Help will come; be not dismayed. [Refrain]

Source: The Old Story in Song Number Two #91

Author: Mrs. H. B. Spoor

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Text Information

First Line: Does the world look dark and dreary?
Title: Keep On Praying
Author: Mrs. H. B. Spoor
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Keep on praying, keep on praying
Copyright: Public Domain

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Revival Praises #45

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The Old Story in Song Number Two #91

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World Wide Revival Songs No. 2 #115

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