The Little Brown Church in the Vale
“Nestled in a beautiful wooded campus one mile northeast of Nashua, Iowa, this picturesque spot, which inspired Dr. William S. Pitts to write the song “The church in the Wildwood”, is visited by thousands each year and betrothed couples come from far and near to be married in its significant atmosphere.”
The Church in the Wildwood
by
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
Come to the church in the wildwood
Oh, come to the church in the vale
No spot is so dear to my childhood
As the little brown church in the vale
Oh, come to the church in the wildwood
To the trees where the wild flowers bloom
Where the parting hymn will be chanted
We will weep by the side of the tomb
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
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
Post card: Dunlap Post Card Co., Box 34376, Omaha, Nebraska 68134
