“In the Land where Jesus walked” is a modern Christian hymn about places in the Holy Land where events in the life of Jesus took place. The words are by Pat McCarthy and the music by Robert Loretz, developed from an ancient Jewish folk melody.
Watch a choral performance below:
See the musical arrangement here.
“In the Land where Jesus walked” was published in 2019 by See the Holy Land under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence. This means it may be used in any medium or format provided appropriate credit is given to the authors (more details at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/).
Lyrics
In the Land where Jesus walked
Heaven-sent, a stranger came
Angel Gabriel his name
Mary gave her humble yes
Transforming God’s Word into flesh
This happened in Nazareth
Nazareth in Zebulun
This happened in Nazareth
In the land where Jesus walked
Winter’s night, a teenage birth
Cause of joy for all the earth
Angel chorus sang of peace
To shepherds who smelt of their sheep
This happened in Bethlehem
Bethlehem, King David’s town
This happened in Bethlehem
In the land where Jesus walked
In the Jordan, Jesus went
Never needing to repent
Then he heard his Father tell
Beloved Son, you please me well
This happened in Bethany
Bethany Beyond the Jordan
This happened in Bethany
In the land where Jesus walked
Wedding guests, but no more wine
Though it was not yet his time
When his mother took a hand
He made the best wine in the land
This happened in Cana
Cana of Galilee
This happened in Cana
In the land where Jesus walked
Sick made well, the blind to see
Teaching with authority
He called fishers from the sea
And said they would catch you and me
This happened beside the lake
Beside the lake of Galilee
This happened beside the lake
In the land where Jesus walked
Beaten, mocked, unfairly tried
Jesus cruelly crucified
When he rose on Easter morn
The whole world in him was reborn
This happened in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, the holy city
This happened in Jerusalem
In the land where Jesus walked