The phrase "dark and drear" resonates through 14 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
dark and drear
...But Jesus never fails.
Tho’ the sky be dark and drear,
Fierce and strong the gale,...
But Jesus never fails.
Tho’ the sky be dark and drear,
Fierce and strong the gale,
...Just a word for my Redeemer,
Though the path be dark and drear;
It will point a soul to Heaven,...
Just a word for my Redeemer,
Though the path be dark and drear;
It will point a soul to Heaven,
...start
O, from these visions dark and drear,
Kind Father, set me free;...
start
O, from these visions dark and drear,
Kind Father, set me free;
...With us when the storm is sweeping,
O’er our pathway dark and drear;
Waking hope within our bosoms,...
With us when the storm is sweeping,
O’er our pathway dark and drear;
Waking hope within our bosoms,
...My soul shall find its heav’nly home.
Beyond the desert, dark and drear,
The golden city will appear;...
My soul shall find its heav’nly home.
Beyond the desert, dark and drear,
The golden city will appear;
...Hark! ’tis the Shepherd’s voice I hear
Out in the desert dark and drear,
Calling the sheep who’ve gone astray...
Hark! ’tis the Shepherd’s voice I hear
Out in the desert dark and drear,
Calling the sheep who’ve gone astray
...There is no shelter from the night,
So cold and dark and drear,
But in the Lord, our righteousness,...
There is no shelter from the night,
So cold and dark and drear,
But in the Lord, our righteousness,
...Alleluia.
And so in sorrow dark and drear,
Though black the night, the morn is near;...
Alleluia.
And so in sorrow dark and drear,
Though black the night, the morn is near;
...Waits to save both you and me.
Is your pathway dark and drear?
Give your heart to Jesus;...
Waits to save both you and me.
Is your pathway dark and drear?
Give your heart to Jesus;
...Can we prize the sunshine and deplore the rain,
Repining when the days are dark and drear?
Can we hope for pleasures yet deny the pain,...
Can we prize the sunshine and deplore the rain,
Repining when the days are dark and drear?
Can we hope for pleasures yet deny the pain,
...In this world, where shadows
Dark and drear abound,
Where the tears of sorrow...
In this world, where shadows
Dark and drear abound,
Where the tears of sorrow
...Sometimes He leads o’er mountain height,
Or valleys dark and drear;
Yet, worn and weary, in the night...
Sometimes He leads o’er mountain height,
Or valleys dark and drear;
Yet, worn and weary, in the night
...Can we prize the sunshine and deplore the rain,
Repining when the days are dark and drear?
Can we hope for pleasures yet deny the pain,...
Can we prize the sunshine and deplore the rain,
Repining when the days are dark and drear?
Can we hope for pleasures yet deny the pain,
...And change to joy their sorrow.
And if their home be dark and drear,
The cruse be empty, hunger near,...
And change to joy their sorrow.
And if their home be dark and drear,
The cruse be empty, hunger near,
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