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[It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide]

[It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide]

Composer: C. Austin Miles (1908)
Published in 138 hymnals


Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Composer: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: [It may be in the valley, where countless dangers hide]
Composer: C. Austin Miles (1908)
Meter: 13.13.12.11 with refrain
Incipit: 35632 11761 16535
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Arrangements

Piano Solo

  • Handiworks: Finely Crafted Arrangements for Solo Piano
    Composer/Editor Jolene Boyd
    Published By: Lillenas Publishing Company (1999) pp. 36
  • Piano Solos by W. Elmo Mercer
    Composer/Editor W. Elmo Mercer
    Published By: Stamps-Baxter Music (1986) pp. 10
  • Sacred Classics Book Two: In Hymn Interpretations for the Piano
    Composer/Editor Henrietta Eleanor Fruen
    Published By: Biola Book Room (1941) pp. 14
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Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #874
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #2780
Text: If Jesus Goes with Me
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 25 of 25)

African American Heritage Hymnal #555

African American Heritage Hymnal #555

Alabanzas Favoritas No. 2 #37

Alabanzas Favoritas No. 2 #37
Page Scan

Bible Truth Hymns #666

Bible Truth Hymns #666
ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #874

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #874
Page Scan

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #105

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #105

Favorite Songs of the Church #254

Favorite Songs of the Church #254
Page Scan

Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #567

Himnario Adventista del Séptimo Día #567
Page Scan

Hymns for Worship #356

Hymns for Worship #356
TextPage Scan

Hymns of Faith #453

Hymns of Faith #453
Page Scan

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #321

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #321

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #657

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #657

Redemption Hymnal #465

Redemption Hymnal #465
Page Scan

Rejoice Hymns #435

Rejoice Hymns #435
Page Scan

Sacred Selections for the Church #193

Sacred Selections for the Church #193

Sacred Songs of the Church #320

Sacred Songs of the Church #320

Songs of Faith and Praise #405

Songs of Faith and Praise #405

Songs of the Church #209

Songs of the Church #209
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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #335

Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #335

The Christian Life Hymnal #355

The Christian Life Hymnal #355
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #2780

The Cyber Hymnal #2780
Text

The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #443

The New National Baptist Hymnal (21st Century Edition) #443
TextAudio

Timeless Truths #345

Timeless Truths #345
Text

Total Praise #542

Total Praise #542
TextPage Scan

Yes, Lord! #497

Yes, Lord! #497
TextPage Scan

ترانيم الإيمان #365

ترانيم الإيمان #365
Include 113 pre-1979 instances
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