Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#71

71. There Is a Green Hill Far Away

1 There is a green hill far away,
Outside a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was crucified,
Who died to save us all.

Refrain:
O dearly, dearly has He loved,
And we must love Hi, too;
And trust in His redeeming blood,
And try His works to do.

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. (Refrain)

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. (Refrain)

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. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: There is a green hill far away
• Title: There Is a Green Hill Far Away
• Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895
• Refrain First Line: Oh, dearly, dearly has He loved
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Christ: Death of; Christ: Passion; Recessionals
• Notes: Alternate tune: MARTYRDOM, No. 65; MEDITATION, No. 370

Tune Information

• Name: GREEN HILL
• Composer: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945
• Key: E Major