[Jesus will walk with me down through the valley]

[Jesus will walk with me down through the valley]

Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Published in 17 hymnals


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Composer: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [Jesus will walk with me down through the valley]
Composer: Haldor Lillenas
Incipit: 33332 35556 54444
Key: D♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Gospel Hymnscriptions: Arrangements for All Organs
    Composer/Editor Eleanor W. Whitsett
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1972) pp. 22
  • Sacred Transcriptions for the Organ: Favorite Gospel Song and Hymn Melodies
    Composer/Editor George S. Schuler
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1950) pp. 25

Piano Solo

  • My Faith Looks Up: Hymns That Lift the Spirit
    Composer/Editor Jolene Boyd
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (2012) pp. 20
  • Piano Hymn Classics Book 2: Variations on Sacred Favorites For the Advanced Pianist
    Composer/Editor Rene Frank
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1967) pp. 7
  • The Crusade Pianist Book 3
    Composer/Editor Tedd Smith
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1967) pp. 16
  • George Beverly Shea's Album of Sacred Songs: For Voice and Piano with Guitar Chords and Ukulele Diagrams
    Composer/Editor George Beverly Shea
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1955) pp. 4

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3287
Text: Jesus Will Walk with Me
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Instances

Instances (1 - 3 of 3)

Alabanzas Favoritas No. 2 #174

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3287

Worship His Majesty #445

Include 14 pre-1979 instances
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