<P> `` Peace in the Valley '' is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey , originally for Mahalia Jackson . The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys , reaching number seven on the Country & Western Best Seller chart . It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies . Foley 's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry . </P>
<P> `` Peace in the Valley '' is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey , originally for Mahalia Jackson . The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys , reaching number seven on the Country & Western Best Seller chart . It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies . Foley 's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress ' National Recording Registry . </P>
who wrote there will be peace in the valley
who wrote there will be peace in the valley
Thomas A. Dorsey
Thomas A. Dorsey