Enjoy this beautiful performance of this Classic Hymn by The Statler Brothers. “The Little Brown Church In The Vale,” a famous christian song based on “The Little Brown Church” which is a historic church located at 2730 Cheyenne Avenue near Nashua, Iowa. Be blessed!

About the Statler Brothers

The Statler Brothers, were the premier group in country music for nearly forty years. Don Reid sang lead; Harold Reid, Don’s older brother, sang bass; Phil Balsley sang baritone, and Lew DeWitt sang tenor and was the guitarist before being replaced due to ill health by Jimmy Fortune in 1982.The quartet was formed in 1955 performing locally, and from 1964 to 1972, they sang as opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash. The Statlers earned the number-one spot on the Billboard chart four times, for “Do You Know You Are My Sunshine?” in 1978, “Elizabeth” in 1984, and in 1985, “My Only Love” and “Too Much on My Heart.”Since forming, the Statlers have released over 40 albums.

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Church in the Wildwood Lyrics

Words & Music: Will­iam S. Pitts

There’s a church in the valley by the wildwood,
No lovelier spot in the dale;
No place is so dear to my childhood,
As the little brown church in the vale.

Refrain

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.

How sweet on a clear, Sabbath morning,
To list to the clear ringing bell;
Its tones so sweetly are calling,
Oh, come to the church in the vale.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

There, close by the side of that loved one,
To trees where the wild flowers bloom,
When the farewell hymn shall be chanted
I shall rest by her side in the tomb.

Refrain

From the church in the valley by the wildwood,
When day fades away into night,
I would fain from this spot of my childhood
Wing my way to the mansions of light.

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