Far, Far Away Is Bethlehem

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Far, far away is Bethlehem

Author: Walter Russell Bowie
Tune: ALL SAINTS NEW (Cutler)
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1 Far, far away is Bethlehem,
And years are long and dim
Since Mary held the holy Child
And angels sang to Him;
But still to hearts where love and faith
Make room for Chris tin them;
He comes again, the Child from God,
To find His Bethlehem.

2 Beyond the sea is Galilee,
And ways which Jesus trod;
And hidden there are those high hills
Where He communed with God;
Yet on the plains of common life
Thro’ all the world of men,
The voice that once said “Follow Me”
Speaks to our hearts again.

3 O Life that seems so long ago,
And yet is ever new,
The fellowship of love with Thee,
Thro’ all the years is true.
O Master over death and time,
Reveal Thyself we pray;
And as before amongst Thine own,
So dwell with us today.

Amen.

Source: The Abingdon Song Book #63

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Author: Walter Russell Bowie

Walter Russell Bowie (October 8, 1882–April 23, 1969), was a priest, author, editor, educator, hymn writer, and lecturer in the Episcopal Church (United States). See also in: Wikipedia Go to person page >

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First Line:	Far, far away is Bethlehem
Title:	Far, Far Away Is Bethlehem
Author:	Walter Russell Bowie
Language:	English

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ALL SAINTS NEW (Cutler)

Henry Stephen Cutler (b. Boston, MA, 1824; d. Boston, 1902) composed ALL SAINTS NEW in 1872 for Reginald Heber's (PHH 249) text "The Son of God Goes Forth to War," and the two were published together in Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). That text refers to "the glorious band" of God's people, h…

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