Through the Dark Valley

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Through the dark valley and the shadow of death

Author: R. G. Staples
Tune: [Through the dark valley and the shadow of death]
Published in 1 hymnal

Author: R. G. Staples

Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Through the dark valley and the shadow of death
Title:	Through the Dark Valley
Author:	R. G. Staples
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Yes, down the dark valley, but not all alone
Copyright:	Public Domain