Hymn "In the Hills of West Virginia"
In the Hills of West Virginia
HOLY MANNA (“God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens”)
In the hills of West Virginia—
coal land wrapped in forest-green—
generations raise their children;
hear the flowing mountain stream.
Refrain:
God, we pray you'll walk beside us
through the hollows, through our tears.
Hold us close to lead and guide us
through the ever-flowing years.
Then one day a train came rumbling—
countless hours of endless storm.
Rains came pounding, floods came crashing;
Hear the land and people mourn.
Refrain
Friends and strangers, schools and churches
Gather now to serve as one.
Gifts abound when we’re together—
Hear the streams of healing run.
Refrain
Tune: William Moore, 1825.
Alternative Tune: “Come Ye Sinners”
Text: Copyright © 2016 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
Email: bcgillette@comcast.net New Hymns: www.carolynshymns.com
Permission is given for free use to churches supporting WV relief work.
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