Great Tabernacle Hymns ‎#66

66. The Little Brown Church

1 It stands by a stream in the wildwood,
And hid in the deep shady vale;
No place is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the dale.

Chorus:
O come,
Come to the church in the wildwood,
O come to the church in the dale;
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the vale.

2 How oft we have heard it with gladness—
The chime of the sweet Sabbath bell;
It calls us from care and from sadness
To the little brown church in the dell. [Chorus]

3 And safe in our Father’s kind keeping
Lies one whom we cherish full well;
She’s sweetly and peacefully sleeping
By the little brown church in the dell. [Chorus]

4 Of God’s holy temple in heaven,
O who all the glory can tell?
To us may an entrance be given
There with Jesus forever to dwell. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: It stands by a stream in the wildwood
• Title: The Little Brown Church
• Author: Thoro Harris
• Refrain First Line: O come
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916

Tune Information

• Name: [It stands by a stream in the wildwood]
• Arranger: T. H.