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Track(s) taken from CDH55036

There is a green hill far away – Horsley

First line:
There is a green hill far away
composer
NEH92
composer
last verse harmony / descant
author of text

St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor), Christopher Dearnley (organ)
Recording details: February 1989
St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: October 1989
Total duration: 3 minutes 7 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

King's College Choir Cambridge, Daniel Hyde (conductor), Paul Greally (organ)

Reviews

‘Exemplary’ (Gramophone)
Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) was only twenty years old when she composed the beautiful words of the hymn There is a green hill, a work of exquisite purity and tenderness of youth. Her inspiration is said to have come from a large grass-covered mound just outside her home town of London­derry which put her in mind of the hill in the Holy Land, beyond Jerusalem’s gates, ‘where our dear Lord was crucified’. During her lifetime, Mrs Alexander wrote over four hundred hymns including Once in Royal David’s City and All things bright and beautiful, two hymns which have remained extremely popular with adults and children alike.

The tune ‘Horsley’ was named after its composer, William Horsley (1774-1858), a London-born organist and composer who was one of the founders of the Philharmonic Society in London (1813). The flowing melody and simple harmonies of his hymn tune complement perfectly the fresh simplicity of Mrs Alexander’s poetry.

from notes by Sarah Langdon © 1999

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Now the green blade riseth
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