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Text:There Is a Green Hill Far Away
Author:Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895)
Tune:HORSLEY
Composer:William Horsley (1774-1858)

164. There Is a Green Hill Far Away

1 There is a green hill far away,
Without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was crucified,
Who died to save us all.

2 We may not know, we cannot tell,
What pains He had to bear,
But we believe it was for us
He hung and suffered there.

3 He died that we might be forgiven,
He died to make us good,
That we might go at last to heaven,
Saved by His precious blood.

4 There was no other good enough
To pay the price of sin;
He only could unlock the gate
Of heaven, and let us in.

5 O dearly, dearly has He loved!
And we must love Him too,
And trust in His redeeming blood,
And try His works to do.

Text Information
First Line: There is a green hill far away
Title: There Is a Green Hill Far Away
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) (1848)
Meter: C.M.
Publication Date: 1985
Topic: Jesus Christ: Sufferings and Death
Tune Information
Name: HORSLEY
Composer: William Horsley (1774-1858) (1844)
Incipit: 12343 54325 31765
Key: D Major



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