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Some days are dark and dreary, filled with pain and care

Author: W. H. Ruebush
Tune: [Some days are dark and dreary] (Ruebush)
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1. Some days are dark and dreary, filled with pain and care,
My doubting heart oft questions why are not all fair;
Then comes with blest assurance as I hear God say:
Fear not, and from my spirit rolls the stone away.

Refrain
He rolls the stone away, He rolls the stone away,
My loving, heav’nly Father rolls the stone away;
He rolls the stone away, He rolls the stone away,
My loving, heav’nly Father rolls the stone away;

2. In days of pain and sorrow Satan tries his art,
With earth’s delusive solace for an aching heart;
But deep within my soul a loving voice doth say:
Fear not, and from my spirit rolls the stone away. [Refrain]

3. And when the shadows lengthen and I near the vale,
And when the king of terrors seemeth to prevail;
I trust to hear my pilot in His sweet voice say:
Fear not, and from my spirit rolls the stone away. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #2324

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Author: W. H. Ruebush

William Howe Ruebush (Will H. Ruebush) 1873-1956 Born: June 4, 1873, Singers Glen, Virginia. Died: October 6, 1956, Elkton, Virginia. A vocal music teacher early in his career, Ruebush directed an army band in France in World War I. After the war, he led many civilian orchestras and bands, and taught at several schools, including the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Dayton, Virginia. He composed many marches, including The Stonewall Brigade March, Shenandoah, and the Alma Mater Song for Tulane University. Ruebush spent most of his life in Dayton, Virginia, where he became president of the Ruebush-Kieffer Pub… Go to person page >

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