Hymn/Song Information

THE CHURCH IN THE VILLAGE

There’s a dear little
church in the village,
Near the spot where
I first saw the day;
Where in childhood
I learned of the Savior,
As the Life, and the Truth, and the Way.

O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come from the hills and the valleys,
And list to the Gospel sublime;
O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come to the church in the village,
Seek God, while still there is time.

There it stands, when
the bright sun is shining,
Where the broad,
spreading trees cast their shade,
Then at eve, when the
sun has descended,
See it stand in the twilight arrayed.

O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come from the hills and the valleys,
And list to the Gospel sublime;
O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come to the church in the village,
Seek God, while still there is time.

Then the light, shining
thro’ stainèd windows
Sifting out, shimmers into the night,
Giving all that it touches new beauty,
And dispelling the darkness with light.

O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come from the hills and the valleys,
And list to the Gospel sublime;
O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come to the church in the village,
Seek God, while still there is time.

Thus the darkness
and blindness that bound me
Were removed in that dear,
sacred place,
And no matter how far I may wander,
’Twill be dear till the end of my race.

O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come from the hills and the valleys,
And list to the Gospel sublime;
O come to the church in the village,
O come while the bells sweetly chime,
O come to the church in the village,
Seek God, while still there is time.