| Text: | The Church in the Wildwood |
| Author: | William S. Pitts |
| Tune: | [There's a church in the valley by the wildwood] |
| Composer: | William S. Pitts |
1 There's a church in the valley by the wildwood,
No lovelier spot in the dale;
No place is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the vale.
Chorus:
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, come to the church in the vale;
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the vale.
2 Oh, 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. (Chorus)
3 How sweet on a clear Sunday morning,
To list to the clear ringing bell;
Its tones so sweetly are calling,
Oh, come to the church in the vale. (Chorus)
4 From the church in the valley by the wildwood,
When day fades away into might,
I would fain from this spot of my childhood
Wing my way to the mansions of light. (Chorus)
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | There's a church in the valley by the wildwood |
| Title: | The Church in the Wildwood |
| Author: | William S. Pitts |
| Refrain First Line: | Come to the church in the wildwood |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1967 |
| Topic: | Home |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | [There's a church in the valley by the wildwood] |
| Composer: | William S. Pitts |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
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