There is a green hill far away

General information

Lyricist: Cecil Frances Alexander

Settings by composers (automatically updated)

• William Bowen Chinner — There is a green hill far away  English SATB
• William Horsley — There is a green hill far away  English SATB
• Samuel Speer — There is a green hill far away  English TTBB

Text and translations

English text 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  O dearly, dearly has He loved! And we must love Him too, And trust in His redeeming blood, And try His works to do.