
Author: Thoro Harris Hymnal: Great Tabernacle Hymns #66 (1916) First Line: It stands by a stream in the wildwood Refrain First Line: O come Lyrics: 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]
Languages: English Tune Title: [It stands by a stream in the wildwood]
The Little Brown Church