A song with chorus from 1871
Words by George Cooper
Music by D. S. Wambold
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- God bless the little church around the corner
The shrine of holy charity and love
Its doors are ever open unto sorrow
A blessing fall upon it from above
The rich and poor are equal ‘neath its portals
And be our path in life whate’er it may
No heart that needed comfort In affliction
Was ever turned uncomforted away
Chorus:
God bless the church! God bless the church!
The little church around the corner
Its doors are ever open unto sorrow
A blessing fall upon it from above
- God bless the little church around the corner
No matter what the creed that it may bear
However we may differ in opinion
The warmth of Christian sympathy is there
A word of hope and kindliness awaits as
When clouds of sorrow hover overhead
With needed words of pity for the living
And rev’rence for the cold and silent dead - God bless the little church around the corner
And keep its hallowed mem’ry ever green
O, like a lily growing by the wayside
It smiles upon life’s ever busy scene
It points the way to realms of joy unfading
And bears of love a never ending store
God bless the little church around the corner
God bless the little church forever more