Oh well, I'm tired and so weary
But I must go alone
Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes
Well the morning's so bright
And the lamp is alight
And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes

There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me

Well the bear will be gentle
And the wolves will be tame
And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes
And the beasts from the wild
Shall be lit by a child
And I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes

There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me

RCA EPA-4054, 1957, Peace In The Valley

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January 13, 1957

While Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey was travelling from Indiana to Cincinnati in 1939, the train he was on passed through a valley. Dorsey noticed how peaceful the animals on the farmlands seemed to be. That tranquil scene inspired him to write Peace in the Valley. The full title of the song is (There'll be) Peace in the Valley (for Me).

In 1951 Red Foley recorded a million-selling rendition of Peace in the Valley (Decca 46319) that was a #7 country hit. Decca Records reissued the single in 1957. The Stamps Quartet also recorded the song; their version (Columbia 20836) came out in 1952.

Elvis sang Peace in the Valley on his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (January 6, 1957). One week later (January 13), he went to Radio Recorders in Hollywood to record the song. Take #9 is the RCA master. Gordon Stoker of the Jordanaires played organ on the track. Based on its appearance in the EP Peace in the Valley, Peace in the Valley reached #39 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, staying on the chart for ten weeks.

On December 4, 1956, at the Million-Dollar-Quartet session, Peace in the Valley was one of the tunes the group sang.