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[There is a green hill far away]
Appears in 127 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George C. Stebbins Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 33343 32135 55433 Used With Text: There Is a Green Hill Far Away
[There is a green hill far away]
Sisters' Missionary and Conference Hymn
Author: J. Oxenham; T. B. G. Appears in 331 hymnals First Line: In Christ there is no East or West Lyrics: 1 In Christ there is no East or West,
In Him no South or North;
But one great fellowship of love,
To show His glories forth.
In Him do true hearts ev’rywhere
Their high communion find:
His service we do gladly share,
In love to all mankind.
2 Join hands, then, sisters of the faith,
Whate’er your race may be:
Each one who loves the blessed Lord
Shares in His victory.
In Christ now meet both East and West,
In Him meet South and North;
All blood-bo’t souls are in Him blest,
Thro’ them His love flows forth.
3 This blessed bond begun on earth,
Will be more real in heav’n,
When we shall learn the glorious worth
Of Him whose side was riv’n.
When we shall enter into rest
To be with Christ fore’er.
From North and South and East and West
All one His love to share.
Used With Tune: [In Christ there is no East or West]
Sisters' Missionary and Conference Hymn
Thine Arm, O Lord
Author: E. H. Plumptre Appears in 177 hymnals First Line: Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old Used With Tune: [Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old]
Thine Arm, O Lord
There is a Green Hill Far Away
Author: Cecil F. Alexander Appears in 695 hymnals Refrain First Line: O dearly, dearly, has He loved Used With Tune: [There is a green hill far away]
There is a Green Hill Far Away
There Is a Green Hill Far Away
Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Hymnal: Great Hymns of the Faith #114 (1968) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Refrain First Line: O dearly, dearly has He loved! Topics: Jesus Our Savior His Suffering and Death; Love Our Love for God Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a green hill far away] (Stebbins)
There Is a Green Hill Far Away
There is a Green Hill Far Away
Author: Cecil F. Alexander Hymnal: Devotion and Praise #5 (1937) Refrain First Line: O dearly, dearly, has He loved Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a green hill far away]
There is a Green Hill Far Away
There Is a Green Hill Far Away
Author: Cecil F. Alexander Hymnal: Christian Hymns #5 (1948) Tune Title: [There is a green hill far away]
There Is a Green Hill Far Away
John Oxenham
1852 - 1941 Person Name: J. Oxenham Author of "Sisters' Missionary and Conference Hymn" in Choice Hymns of the Faith John Oxenham is a pseudonym for William Arthur Dunkerley, and is used as the name authority by the Library of Congress.
John Oxenham
George C. Stebbins
1846 - 1945 Person Name: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945 Composer of "[There is a green hill far away] (Stebbins)" in Great Hymns of the Faith Stebbins studied music in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, then became a singing teacher. Around 1869, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, to join the Lyon and Healy Music Company. He also became the music director at the First Baptist Church in Chicago. It was in Chicago that he met the leaders in the Gospel music field, such as George Root, Philip Bliss, & Ira Sankey.
At age 28, Stebbins moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he became music director at the Claredon Street Baptist Church; the pastor there was Adoniram Gordon. Two years later, Stebbins became music director at Tremont Temple in Boston. Shortly thereafter, he became involved in evangelism campaigns with Moody and others. Around 1900, Stebbins spent a year as an evangelist in India, Egypt, Italy, Palestine, France and England.
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George C. Stebbins
Cecil Frances Alexander
1818 - 1895 Person Name: Cecil F. Alexander Author of "There Is a Green Hill Far Away" in The Cyber Hymnal As a small girl, Cecil Frances Humphries (b. Redcross, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1818; Londonderry, Ireland, 1895) wrote poetry in her school's journal. In 1850 she married Rev. William Alexander, who later became the Anglican primate (chief bishop) of Ireland. She showed her concern for disadvantaged people by traveling many miles each day to visit the sick and the poor, providing food, warm clothes, and medical supplies. She and her sister also founded a school for the deaf. Alexander was strongly influenced by the Oxford Movement and by John Keble's Christian Year. Her first book of poetry, Verses for Seasons, was a "Christian Year" for children. She wrote hymns based on the Apostles' Creed, baptism, the Lord's Supper, the Ten Commandments, and prayer, writing in simple language for children. Her more than four hundred hymn texts were published in Verses from the Holy Scripture (1846), Hymns for Little Children (1848), and Hymns Descriptive and Devotional ( 1858).
Bert Polman
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Alexander, Cecil Frances, née Humphreys, second daughter of the late Major John Humphreys, Miltown House, co. Tyrone, Ireland, b. 1823, and married in 1850 to the Rt. Rev. W. Alexander, D.D., Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Mrs. Alexander's hymns and poems number nearly 400. They are mostly for children, and were published in her Verses for Holy Seasons, with Preface by Dr. Hook, 1846; Poems on Subjects in the Old Testament, pt. i. 1854, pt. ii. 1857; Narrative Hymns for Village Schools, 1853; Hymns for Little Children, 1848; Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858; The Legend of the Golden Prayers 1859; Moral Songs, N.B.; The Lord of the Forest and his Vassals, an Allegory, &c.; or contributed to the Lyra Anglicana, the S.P.C.K. Psalms and Hymns, Hymns Ancient & Modern, and other collections. Some of the narrative hymns are rather heavy, and not a few of the descriptive are dull, but a large number remain which have won their way to the hearts of the young, and found a home there. Such hymns as "In Nazareth in olden time," "All things bright and beautiful," "Once in Royal David's city," "There is a green hill far away," "Jesus calls us o'er the tumult," "The roseate hues of early dawn," and others that might be named, are deservedly popular and are in most extensive use. Mrs. Alexander has also written hymns of a more elaborate character; but it is as a writer for children that she has excelled.
- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Alexander, Cecil F., née Humphreys, p. 38, ii. Additional hymns to those already noted in this Dictionary are in common use:—
1. Christ has ascended up again. (1853.) Ascension.
2. His are the thousand sparkling rills. (1875.) Seven Words on the Cross (Fifth Word).
3. How good is the Almighty God. (1S48.) God, the Father.
4. In [a] the rich man's garden. (1853.) Easter Eve.
5. It was early in the morning. (1853.) Easter Day.
6. So be it, Lord; the prayers are prayed. (1848.) Trust in God.
7. Saw you never in the twilight? (1853.) Epiphany.
8. Still bright and blue doth Jordan flow. (1853.) Baptism of Our Lord.
9. The angels stand around Thy throne. (1848.) Submission to the Will of God.
10. The saints of God are holy men. (1848.) Communion of Saints.
11. There is one Way and only one. (1875.) SS. Philip and James.
12. Up in heaven, up in heaven. (1848.) Ascension.
13. We are little Christian children. (1848.) Holy Trinity.
14. We were washed in holy water. (1848.) Holy Baptism.
15. When of old the Jewish mothers. (1853.) Christ's Invitation to Children.
16. Within the Churchyard side by side. (1848.) Burial.
Of the above hymns those dated 1848 are from Mrs. Alexander's Hymns for Little Children; those dated 1853, from Narrative Hymns, and those dated 1875 from the 1875 edition of Hymns Ancient & Modern.
Several new hymns by Mrs. Alexander are included in the 1891 Draft Appendix to the Irish Church Hymnal.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Alexander, Cecil F. , p. 38, ii. Mrs. Alexander died at Londonderry, Oct. 12, 1895. A number of her later hymns are in her Poems, 1896, which were edited by Archbishop Alexander.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
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Cecil Frances Alexander
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
