Scripture Verse

Perfect love casteth out fear. 1 John 4:18

Introduction

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William G. Fischer
1835–1912

Words: An­nie Wit­ten­my­er, in Bright Jew­els, by Ro­bert Low­ry (New York: Big­low & Main, 1869).

Music: Will­iam G. Fisch­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Sarah A. T. Wittenmyer
1827–1900

Lyrics

I have en­tered the val­ley
Of bless­ing so sweet,
And Je­sus abides with me there;
And His Spi­rit and blood
Make my cleans­ing com­plete,
And His per­fect love cast­eth out fear.

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Oh, come to this val­ley of bless­ing so sweet,
Where Je­sus will full­ness be­stow;
And be­lieve, and re­ceive, and con­fess Him,
That all His sal­va­tion may know.

There is peace in the val­ley
Of bless­ing so sweet,
And plen­ty the land doth im­part;
And there’s rest for the wea­ry,
Worn tra­vel­er’s feet,
And joy for the sor­row­ing heart.

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There is love in the val­ley
Of bless­ing so sweet,
Such as none but the blood-washed may feel,
When Hea­ven comes down
Redeemed spi­rits to greet,
And Christ sets His co­ve­nant seal.

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There’s a song in the val­ley
Of bless­ing so sweet,
And an­gels would fain join the strain,
As with rap­tur­ous praises
We bow at His feet,
Crying, Wor­thy the Lamb that was slain!

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