The Lily Of The Valley
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"The Lily Of The Valley" ("I've Found A Friend In Jesus") is a Christian hymn written by William Charles Fry (1837–1882) in London for the Salvation Army
. Ira D. Sankey arranged the words to the music of "The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane
" composed by Will Hays. The opening verse and chorus:
"The Lily Of The Valley" is a gospel standard and appears in almost all Protestant hymnals.
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
. Ira D. Sankey arranged the words to the music of "The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane
The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane
"The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane" is a popular song written by Will S. Hays in 1871 for the minstrel trade. Written in dialect, the song tells of an elderly man, presumably a slave or former slave, passing his latter years in a broken-down old log cabin...
" composed by Will Hays. The opening verse and chorus:
- I've found a friend in Jesus,— He's ev'rything to me;
- He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul!
- The "Lily of the Valley," in Him alone I see,—
- All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole:
- In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;
- He tells me ev'ry care on Him to Roll;
- (chorus)
- He's the "Lily of the Valley," the Bright and Morning Star;
- He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
"The Lily Of The Valley" is a gospel standard and appears in almost all Protestant hymnals.