There Is A Green Hill

Cecil Frances Alexander

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 suffer’d there.

He died that we might be forgiven,
He died to make us good,
That we might go at last to heaven,
Sav’d 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 lov’d,
And we must love him too,
And trust in his redeeming blood,
And try his works to do.



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  • sammymaguire61

    As a young student, I found Cecil Frances Alexander's poignant expression of belief and redemption in her poem stimulating. Her philosophical perspective and reverence towards the divine entity is really thought-provoking. Definitely makes an interesting study for my homework.