Sheet music for The Church in the Wildwood, circa 1910

Subjects: Christianity Churches
Card type: Lithograph

Back of Sheet music for The Church in the Wildwood, circa 1910, Nashua, IA, USA, lithograph postcard — Back

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The front combines sheet music for “The Church in the Wildwood” with a small halftone view of a church set among trees. The song was written by Dr. William S. Pitts in 1857 and is closely associated with the Little Brown Church in the Vale near Nashua, Iowa. The card presents the hymn as a sentimental song card, with verses and chorus printed around the church illustration.

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W. S. P. The Church In The Wildwood Dr. Wm. S. Pitts 1. There's a church in the val-ley by the wild-wood, No love - li - er spot in the dale; No place is so dear to my child-hood As the lit - tle brown church in the vale. Come to the church in the wild-wood, Oh, come to the church in the vale, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come; No spot is so dear to my child-hood As the little brown church in the vale. 2. Oh, come to the church in the wild-wood, To the trees where the wild flow-ers bloom; Where the part-ing hymn will be chant-ed, We will weep by the side of the tomb. Come to the church in the wild-wood, Oh, come to the church in the vale, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come; No spot is so dear to my child-hood As the little brown church in the vale. 3. How sweet on a clear Sab-bath morn-ing, To list to the clear ring-ing bell; Its tones so sweet-ly are call - ing, Oh, come to the church in the vale. Come to the church in the wild-wood, Oh, come to the church in the vale, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come; No spot is so dear to my child-hood As the little brown church in the vale. 4. From the church in the val-ley by the wild-wood, When day fades a- way in - to night, I would fain from this spot of my child-hood Wing my way to the man-sions of light. Come to the church in the wild-wood, Oh, come to the church in the vale, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come, come; No spot is so dear to my child-hood As the little brown church in the vale. D. S. - No spot is so dear to my child-hood As the little brown church in the vale. Fine Chorus --- The Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Iowa, organized 1855; built 1860-1864. Here Wil- liam S. Pitts, M.D., sang "The Church in the Wildwood" for the first time in 1864. This Ameri- can shrine is visited by thousands annually, and many make memorable pilgrimages for their sacred wedding ceremony. John W. Christy D.D., Pastor (515) 435-2027 STAMP

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Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	The Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, IA
Notes	White border; printed on cream stock; light age toning; halftone church illustration. No postmark. Undivided back with printed "STAMP" box at upper right; modern-era card with printed history text and a pastor's phone number, pencil dealer price "2.00" at top. Light soiling, no damage of note.

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Sheet music for The Church in the Wildwood, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sheet-music-for-the-church-in-the-wildwood-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.