Hymn
There Is a Green Hill Far Away
There is a green hill far away,
Without a city wall,
Where the dear Lord was crucified
Who died to save us all.
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.
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.
There was no other good enough
To pay the price of sin,
He only could unlock the gate
Of heaven, and let us in.
O dearly, dearly has He loved!
And we must love Him too,
And trust in His redeeming blood,
And try His works to do.
There Is a Green Hill Far Away — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/there-is-a-green-hill-far-away
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote There Is a Green Hill Far Away?
The words of There Is a Green Hill Far Away were written by Cecil Frances Alexander; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 5 more hymns by Cecil Frances Alexander, including All Things Bright and Beautiful and Once in Royal David's City.
Is There Is a Green Hill Far Away public domain?
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What is the metre of There Is a Green Hill Far Away?
There Is a Green Hill Far Away is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Soon as I heard my Father say, A Wedding Hymn and How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds.