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Pray through, pray through

Author: E. G. Wellesley-Wesley Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Are clouds of deep darkness above thee

[Are clouds of deep darkness above thee]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Robert Harkness Used With Text: Pray Through

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Author: E. G. Wellesley-Wesley Hymnal: Alexander's Hymns No. 3 #137 (1915) First Line: Are clouds of deep darkness above thee Refrain First Line: Pray through, pray through Lyrics: 1 Are clouds of deep darkness above thee? Pray through, pray through; Do trials and sorrows distress thee? Pray through, pray through. Refrain: Pray through, pray through, The skies are beginning to clear. Pray through, pray through, The end of the struggle draws near. 2 Why fear when temptations distress thee? Pray through, pray through; When terrors of night are about thee; Pray through, pray through. [Refrain] 3 No evil shall harm or beset thee; Pray through, pray through; Tho’ snares are outspread to entrap thee; Pray through, pray through. [Refrain] 4 Most surely the Lord will defend thee; Pray through, pray through; His promise can never once fail thee; Pray through, pray through. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Are clouds of deep darkness above thee]

Pray through, pray through

Author: E. G. Wellesley-Wesley Hymnal: Alexander's Gospel Hymn Book No. 3 #d1 (1928) First Line: Are clouds of deep darkness above thee Languages: English

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Robert Harkness

1880 - 1961 Composer of "[Are clouds of deep darkness above thee]" in Alexander's Hymns No. 3 After attending a revival meeting by Reuben Torrey and Charles M. Alexander, Harkness became Alexander’s pianist. He came to Christ shortly thereafter (on a bicycle, he said), and made several round the world tours with Torrey and Alexander. Harkness was especially well known for his program The Music of the Cross, and as the author of correspondence courses in hymn playing. He wrote over 2,000 hymns and Gospel songs in his lifetime. (hymntime.com/tch)

Ernest G. Wellesley-Wesley

Person Name: E. G. Wellesley-Wesley Author of "Pray through, pray through" Ernest G. W. Wesley was born and educated in England. At the age of seventeen he started writing for local newspapers. When he was twenty-two he worked as special correspondent for The New York Times in Buenos Aries. While he was in Buenos Aries he became licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He came to the United States in the early 1870's and continued writing and contributing to religious and secular papers. He wrote between five and six hundred hymns and nearly two thousand articles on religious and theological topics. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)