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Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains
1869 Christian hymn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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.[1][2]
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"Far, Far, Away on Judea's Plains" was first published in the Juvenile Instructor on December 15, 1889.[1] 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.[2]
The hymn's accompanying melody, "Chatterley," was also written by Macfarlane.