There Is a Green Hill Far Away

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"There Is a Green Hill Far Away" is a well-known 19th-century Christian hymn reflecting on the crucifixion of Jesus, written by Irish hymnwriter Cecil Frances Alexander.

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There Is a Green Hill Far Away canonical 4

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instanceOf Christian hymn ⓘ
associatedWith Cecil Frances Alexander’s children’s hymns ⓘ
author Cecil Frances Alexander ⓘ
authorNationality Irish ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 19th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
doctrinalEmphasis salvation by Christ’s blood ⓘ
substitutionary atonement ⓘ
firstLine There is a green hill far away ⓘ
genre hymn ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liturgicalUse Good Friday ⓘ
Holy Week ⓘ
lyricist Cecil Frances Alexander ⓘ
notableLine He died that we might be forgiven ⓘ
He only could unlock the gate of heaven and let us in ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
style simple devotional ⓘ
subject Jesus Christ ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
textFocus Christ’s sacrificial death ⓘ
the cross of Christ ⓘ
theme atonement ⓘ
crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
title There Is a Green Hill Far Away ⓘ
usedIn Anglican hymnals ⓘ
Christian worship ⓘ
Methodist hymnals ⓘ
Protestant hymnals ⓘ

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Cecil Frances Alexander → notableWork → There Is a Green Hill Far Away ⓘ
Cecil Frances Alexander → famousHymn → There Is a Green Hill Far Away ⓘ
Cecil Frances Alexander → wrote → There Is a Green Hill Far Away ⓘ
There Is a Green Hill Far Away → title → There Is a Green Hill Far Away ⓘ