There's a church[D] in the va[G]lley by the wildwood,
No l[D]ovelier place in the [C]dale.
No [C]place is so dear to my c[G]hildhood,
As the l[D]ittle brown church in the d[G]ale.
[D]How [G]sweet, on a clear Sabbath morning,
To l[D]isten to the clear ringing [G]bells.
Its t[C]ones, so sweetly, are c[G]alling:
Oh, c[D]ome to the church in the [G]vale.
Oh, c[G]ome, come, come, come,
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, c[D]ome to the church in the [G]dale.
No s[C]pot is so dear to my ch[G]ildhood.
As the [D]little brown church in the[G] vale.
There, close by the church in the valley,
Lies one that I loved so well.
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, 'neath the willow.
Disturb not her rest in the vale.
There, close by the side of that loved one,
'Neath the trees where the wild flowers bloom,
When the farewell hymns shall be chanted,
I shall rest by her side in the tomb.
Oh, come, come, come, come,
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, come to the church in the dale.
No spot is so dear to my childhood.
As the little brown church in the vale.
No l[D]ovelier place in the [C]dale.
No [C]place is so dear to my c[G]hildhood,
As the l[D]ittle brown church in the d[G]ale.
[D]How [G]sweet, on a clear Sabbath morning,
To l[D]isten to the clear ringing [G]bells.
Its t[C]ones, so sweetly, are c[G]alling:
Oh, c[D]ome to the church in the [G]vale.
Oh, c[G]ome, come, come, come,
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, c[D]ome to the church in the [G]dale.
No s[C]pot is so dear to my ch[G]ildhood.
As the [D]little brown church in the[G] vale.
There, close by the church in the valley,
Lies one that I loved so well.
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, 'neath the willow.
Disturb not her rest in the vale.
There, close by the side of that loved one,
'Neath the trees where the wild flowers bloom,
When the farewell hymns shall be chanted,
I shall rest by her side in the tomb.
Oh, come, come, come, come,
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, come to the church in the dale.
No spot is so dear to my childhood.
As the little brown church in the vale.