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Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

Meter: 8.8.10.8 Appears in 39 hymnals Text Sources: American folk hymn

LONESOME VALLEY

Meter: 8.8.10.8 Appears in 29 hymnals Tune Sources: American folk hymn Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 61132 16111 13356 Used With Text: Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

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Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #151 (1985) Meter: 8.8.10.8 Lyrics: 1 Jesus walked this lonesome valley; He had to walk it by Himself. O nobody else could walk it for Him. He had to walk it by Himself. 2 I must go and stand my trial. I have to stand it by myself. O nobody else could stand it for me. I have to stand it by myself. 3 Jesus walked this lonesome valley; He had to walk it by Himself. O nobody else could walk it for Him. He had to walk it by Himself. Tune Title: [Jesus walked this lonesome valley]

Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

Hymnal: Worship in Song #170 (1996) Lyrics: 1 Jesus walked this lonesome valley, He had to walk it by himself; O, nobody else could walk it for him, He had to walk it by himself. 2 We must walk this lonesome valley, We have to walk it by ourselves; O, nobody else can walk it for us, We have to walk it by ourselves. 3 You must go and stand your trial, You have to stand it by yourself, O, nobody else can stand it for you, You have to stand it by yourself. Topics: Singing (or Song); Suffering Tune Title: [Jesus walked this lonesome valley]

Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley

Hymnal: Hymns for a Pilgrim People #192 (2007) Meter: 8.8.10.8 Lyrics: 1 Jesus walked this lonesome valley, He had to walk it by Himself; O, nobody else could walk it for Him, He had to walk it by Himself. 2 We must walk this lonesome valley, We have to walk it by ourselves; O, nobody else can walk it for us, we have to walk it by ourselves. 3 You must go and stand your trial, You have to stand it by yourself, O, nobody else can stand it for you, You have to stand it by yourself. Topics: Assurance; Challenge of Gospel; Comfort; Confidence; Courage; Hope; Jesus Christ; Lent; Providence; Struggle; Suffering; Temptation Scripture: Hebrews 4:15 Languages: English Tune Title: LONESOME VALLEY

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Anonymous

Author of "Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Richard Proulx

1937 - 2010 Person Name: Richard Proulx, b. 1937 Harmonizer of "LONESOME VALLEY" in Gather Comprehensive Richard Proulx (b. St. Paul, MN, April 3, 1937; d. Chicago, IL, February 18, 2010). A composer, conductor, and teacher, Proulx was director of music at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois (1980-1997); before that he was organist and choirmaster at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Seattle, Washington. He contributed his expertise to the Roman Catholic Worship III (1986), The Episcopal Hymnal 1982, The United Methodist Hymnal (1989), and the ecumenical A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools (1992). He was educated at the University of Minnesota, MacPhail College of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and the Royal School of Church Music in England. He composed more than 250 works. Bert Polman