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Hymnal Number
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About this Hymn
This song was originally written for children and was part of Cecil Frances Alexander's Hymns for Little Children—a collection that included "All Things Bright and Beautiful" and "Once in Royal David's City." A beautiful song for children and adults alike, it reminds us that "There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin."
Lyrics
Verse 1
There is a green hill far away, without a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all.
Verse 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.
Verse 3
He died that we might be forgiv'n; he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heav'n, saved by his precious blood.
Verse 4
There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; he only could unlock the gate of heav'n, and let us in.
Verse 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.
There is a green hill far away, without a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all.
Verse 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.
Verse 3
He died that we might be forgiv'n; he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heav'n, saved by his precious blood.
Verse 4
There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; he only could unlock the gate of heav'n, and let us in.
Verse 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.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848
Music: John H. Gower, 1891
Music: John H. Gower, 1891