203:There is a green hill far away
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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.
Cecil Frances
Bible reference
Luke
23:33-34
(Key verse)
1 Peter
1:19
Ephesians
1:7
Colossians
1:14
Isaiah
53:3-9
Matthew
27:35
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