Historic Sheet Music Collection
Document Type
Score
Publication Date
1871
Lyrics
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 trust in His redeeming blood,
And trust His works to do,
And try his works to do!
We must love Him too!
We must love Him too,
And try His works to do!
Recommended Citation
Gounod, Charles and Alexander, Mrs. Cecil Francis, "There is a Green Hill Far Away" (1871). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 1084.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/1084
The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.
Comments
There is a Green Hill Far Away
Calvary
Composed by Charles Gounod
Written by Mrs. Cecil Francis Alexander
For Alto [in] E
New York: C. H. Ditson & Co. (1871)
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