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Text:There is a green hill far away
Author:Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, 1823-1895
Tune:HORSLEY
Composer:W. Horsley, 1774-1858

61a. 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 Oh, 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
Author: Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, 1823-1895
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Christ: Cross of; The Godhead: The Son; Substitute, Christ our
Tune Information
Name: HORSLEY
Composer: W. Horsley, 1774-1858
Meter: C.M.
Key: Eā™­ Major



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