ritten to Latin words (_Non vi piacque_) and afterwards
adapted to an English versification of Job 29:15, "I was eyes to the
blind."

Handel himself became blind at the age of sixty eight (1753).

"THERE IS A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY."

Written in 1848 by Miss Cecil Frances Humphreys, an Irish lady, daughter
of Major John Humphreys of Dublin. She was born in that city in 1823.
Her best known name is Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander, her husband being
the Rt. Rev. William Alexander, Bishop of Derry. Among her works are
_Hymns for Little Children_, _Narrative Hymns_, _Hymns Descriptive and
Devotional_, and _Moral Songs_. Died 1895.

"There is a _green_ hill" is poetic license, but the hymn is sweet and
sympathetic, and almost childlike in its simplicity.

There is a green hill far away
Without the city wall,
Where our 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 suffered there.

[Illustration: George Frederick Handel]

_THE TUNES._

There is no room here to describe them all. Airs and chorals by Berthold
Tours, Pinsuti, John Henry Cornell, Richard Storrs Willis, George C.
Stebbins and Hubert P. Main have been adapted to the words--one or two
evidently composed for them. It is a hymn that attracts
tune-makers--literally so commonplace and yet so quiet and tender, with
such a theme and such natural melody of line--but most of the scores
indicated are choir music rather than congregational. Mr. Stebbins'
composition comes nearest to being the favorite, if one judges by the
extent and frequency of its use. It can be either partly or wholly
choral; and the third stanza makes the refrain--

O dearly, dearly has He loved
And we must love Him too,
And trust in His redeeming blood,
And try His works to do.

"REJOICE AND BE GLAD!"

This musical shout of joy, written by Dr. Horatius Bonar, scarcely needs
a new song helper, as did Bishop Heber's famous hymn--not because it is
better than Heber's but because It was wedded at once to a tune worthy
of it.

Rejoice and be glad! for our King is on high;
He pleadeth for us on His throne in the sky.
Rejoice and be glad! for He cometh again;
He cometh in glory, the Lamb that was slain
Hallelujah! Amen.

The hymn was composed in 1874.

_THE TUNE._

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