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Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains
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Wikipedia article
'"Far, Far, Away on Judea's Plains"' was originally written for an 1869 Christmas program in St. George, Utah, when John Menzies Macfarlane desired a new song for his choir.[http://nethymnal.org/htm/f/a/farfaraw.htm Far, Far, Away on Judea's Plains], nethymnal.org; accessed May 21, 2012"[http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/14/john-menzies-macfarlane-far-far-away-and-not-so-long-ago/ John Menzies Macfarlane: Far, Far Away and Not So Long Ago]" by Ardis Parshall, 'Keepapitchinin, Dec. 14, 2008. Accessed May 21, 2012.
"Far, Far, Away on Judea's Plains" was first published in the 'Juvenile Instructor' on December 15, 1889. The hymn has since become one of the few hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to become accepted in the broader Christian community.
The hymn's accompanying melody, "Chatterley," was also written by Macfarlane.
References
Category:Songs about Israel
Category:Christmas carols
Category:Latter Day Saint hymns
Category:1869 songs
Category:Works originally published in American magazines
Category:Judea
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