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Beautiful Valley of Eden
Verse 1
Beautiful valley of Eden,
Sweet is thy noontide calm;
Over the hearts of the weary,
Breathing thy waves of balm.
Sweet is thy noontide calm;
Over the hearts of the weary,
Breathing thy waves of balm.
Refrain
Beautiful valley of Eden,
Home of the pure and blest,
How often amid the wild billows
I dream of thy rest, sweet rest!
Home of the pure and blest,
How often amid the wild billows
I dream of thy rest, sweet rest!
Verse 2
Over the heart of the mourner
Shineth the golden day,
Wafting the songs of the angels
Down from the far away.
Shineth the golden day,
Wafting the songs of the angels
Down from the far away.
Verse 3
There is the home of my Saviour;
There, with the blood-washed throng,
Over the highlands of glory
Rolleth the great new song.
There, with the blood-washed throng,
Over the highlands of glory
Rolleth the great new song.
William O. Cushing wrote several heaven-themed gospel hymns in this period, and Hubert P. Main composed many tunes for Biglow & Main; specific attribution here is probable but not fully confirmed.