The Church In The Wildwood

Words:
Dr. William S. Pitts
Music:
Dr. William S. Pitts

Sheet music

  1. 1There's a church in the valley by the wildwood,No lovelier spot in the dale;No place is so dear to my childhoodAs the little brown church in the vale.(Oh, come, come, come, come,)Come to the church in the wildwood,(come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come,)Oh come to the church in the vale;(come, come, come, come, come, come, come,)No spot is so dear to my childhoodAs the little brown church in the vale.
  2. 2Oh, come to the church in the wildwood,To the trees where the wild flowers bloom;Where the parting hymn will be chanted,We will weep by the side of the tomb.(Oh, come, come, come, come,)Come to the church in the wildwood,(come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come,)Oh come to the church in the vale;(come, come, come, come, come, come, come,)No spot is so dear to my childhoodAs the little brown church in the vale.
  3. 3From the church in the valley by the wildwood,When day fades away into night,I will fain from this spot of my childhoodWing my way to the mansions of light.(Oh, come, come, come, come,)Come to the church in the wildwood,(come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come,)Oh come to the church in the vale;(come, come, come, come, come, come, come,)No spot is so dear to my childhoodAs the little brown church in the vale.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1857, the words are in 227 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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