1 There is a green hill far away
outside 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 There was no other good enough
to pay the price of sin;
he only could unlock the gate
of heav'n and let us in.
4 O dearly, dearly has he loved,
and we must love him too,
and trust in his redeeming power,
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 (1848, alt.) |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Meter: | CM |
| Scripture: | Luke 23:33; Mark 15:25; Matthew 26:35; John 19:18 |
| Topic: | Jesus Christ | Love of; Jesus Christ | Passion and Cross |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
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| Tune name: | HORSLEY |
| Composer: | William Horsley (1830) |
| Meter: | CM |
| Key: | D Major |