<Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Gospel song </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Thomas A. Dorsey </Td> </Tr> <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> In 1950 it was one of the first songs recorded by a young Sam Cooke, during his tenure as lead singer of the Soul Stirrers . </P>

Who wrote there will be peace in the valley