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[Before us lies a valley dim]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geo. C. Stebbins Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 12333 23443 35321 Used With Text: The Valley Dim

Author: Rev. H. L. Hastings Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Before us lies a valley dim Refrain First Line: We are almost down to the river side Lyrics: 1. Before us lies a valley dim, Which soon our feet may tread, And through it rolls a sullen stream, The river of the dead. Chorus: We are almost down to the river side, Soon shall our wand'rings cease; If Jesus Himself will be our guide, We shall walk thro' the valley in peace. 2. Tho' dark the vale and cold the stream It cannot us affright, For Christ hath passed thro' the valley dim, To the home of joy and light. [Chorus] 3. Tho' death's dark shades around may be, My Shepherd still is near, His rod and staff they comfort me; No evil shall I fear. [Chorus] 4. Baptized beneath death's chilling flood, In glory we shall rise, To meet the conquering Son of God Descending from the skies. [Chorus] Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Used With Tune: [Before us lies a valley dim]

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The Valley Dim

Author: Rev. H. L. Hastings Hymnal: The Gospel Awakening #119 (1888) First Line: Before us lies a valley dim Refrain First Line: We are almost down to the river side Lyrics: 1. Before us lies a valley dim, Which soon our feet may tread, And through it rolls a sullen stream, The river of the dead. Chorus: We are almost down to the river side, Soon shall our wand'rings cease; If Jesus Himself will be our guide, We shall walk thro' the valley in peace. 2. Tho' dark the vale and cold the stream It cannot us affright, For Christ hath passed thro' the valley dim, To the home of joy and light. [Chorus] 3. Tho' death's dark shades around may be, My Shepherd still is near, His rod and staff they comfort me; No evil shall I fear. [Chorus] 4. Baptized beneath death's chilling flood, In glory we shall rise, To meet the conquering Son of God Descending from the skies. [Chorus] Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Tune Title: [Before us lies a valley dim]

The Valley Dim

Author: Rev. H. L. Hastigns Hymnal: Gathered Jewels #10 (1886) First Line: Before us lies a valley dim Refrain First Line: We are almost down to the river side Languages: English Tune Title: [Before us lies a valley dim]

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George C. Stebbins

1846 - 1945 Person Name: Geo. C. Stebbins Composer of "[Before us lies a valley dim]" in The Gospel Awakening Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey. At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England. (www.hymntime.com/tch)

H. L. Hastings

1831 - 1899 Person Name: Rev. H. L. Hastings Author of "The Valley Dim" in The Gospel Awakening Hastings, Horace Lorenzo, was born at Blandford, Mass., Nov. 26, 1831; commenced writing hymns, and preaching, in his 17th year, and laboured as an evangelist in various parts of the U. S. In 1866 he established The Christian, a monthly paper, in which many of his hymns have appeared, and in 1865 the Scriptural Tract Repository in Boston. He published Social Hymns, Original and Selected, Boston, 1865; Songs of Pilgrimage, a Hymnal for the Churches of Christ, Part i., 1880; and in August, 1886, the same completed, to tho extent of 1533 hymns, 450 of which are original and signed "H." The best known of these is "Shall we meet beyond the river," written in N. Y. city, 1858, and lately published as a leaflet in 14 stanzas of 8 lines. The text in Gospel Hymns and elsewhere consists of the 1st half of stanzas i., iv., xi. and ix. The Hastings Birthday Book, extracts from his prose writings, appeared 1886. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology