Light in the Valley

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There’s a light in the valley
For me, for me;
There’s a light in the valley
For me, for me.

O Jesus, come and rescue
Poor me, yes, me;
O Jesus, come and rescue
Poor me, yes, me.

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Great chariot of salvation,
Take me, yes me;
Great chariot of salvation,
Take me, yes me.

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O brother, come to Jesus,
Come now, just now;
O brother, come to Jesus,
Come now, just now.

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For Jesus wants to save you
Just now, yes now;
For Jesus wants to save you
Just now, yes now.

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Author: Unknown

This appears to be a traditional African-American spiritual with a repetitive, call-and-response style common in 19th-century camp-meeting and revival songs. No specific author is documented in standard hymnals; it is usually listed as anonymous or traditional.