page_title: Tierra bendita y divina
section_title: Lyrics
hierarchical_section_title: Tierra bendita y divina / Lyrics
context_page_description: "Tierra bendita y divina", also known as "Tierra de la Palestina", is a traditional Spanish language Christian hymn derived from Cuba and composed by Robert C. Savage in 1954. It describes the land of Palestine and the details of Jesus' life, and refers to certain historical Israelite places: the Western Wall, the Mount of Beatitudes, and the Jaffa Gate.
context_section_description: These are the lyrics in Spanish:
  Spanish lyrics:
  Tierra bendita y divina
  es la de Palestina
  donde nació Jesús;
  Eres, de las naciones, cumbre
  bañada por la lumbre
  que derramó su luz.
  Coro
  Eres la historia inolvidable,
  Porque en tu seno se derramó
  La sangre, preciosa sangre,
  Del unigénito Hijo de Dios.
  Cuenta la historia del pasado
  que en tu seno sagrado
  vivió el Salvador,
  Y en tus hermoso olivares,
  habló a los millares
  la palabra de amor.
  Quedan en ti testigos mudos,
  que son los viejos muros
  de la Jerusalén;
  Viejas paredes ya destruidas,
  que si tuvieran vida,
  nos hablarían bien.
  English translation:
  Blessed and divine land
  is that of Palestine
  where Jesus was born;
  You are the summit of all nations
  bathed by the fire
  that His light has shed
  Chorus
  You are the unforgettable story,
  For in thy bosom spilled
  The blood, the precious blood
  Of the only-begotten son of God.
  Ancient history has it
  That in thy sacred bosom
  The Saviour lived,
  And in your beautiful olive groves,
  He spoke to thousands of people
  The word of love.
  Silent witnesses are in you,
  Which are those old walls
  of Jerusalem;
  Old walls since destroyed,
  That if they were alive,
  Would tell us the story.
caption: The line "Y en tus hermoso olivares," refers to the Olive trees of Israel.
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