In the Valley

It was down in the val­ley

And near the riv­er side

Where last I saw my bro­ther

Ere he crossed the dark tide;

When the trum­pet shall bid all

The dead in Christ arise

I shall meet my loved ones

And there’ll be no more good­byes.

We shall meet to part no more

By and by on the blest shore;

We shall meet to part no more

Meet our loved ones gone be­fore.

It was down in the val­ley

I wander in des­pair

And an­gels seem to ga­ther

Round me ten­der­ly there;

It is down in the val­ley

Where weep­ing wil­lows grow

That I dream of home and loved

Ones in the long ago.

In the valley so lone­ly

I often kneel in pray­er

And Je­sus helps me all my

Heavy bur­dens to bear;

When in si­lence the mo­ments

Of life shall pass away

I will jour­ney on­ward

To the realms of end­less day.