Text: | The Open Gate |
Author: | Mrs. Lizzie Underwood |
Tune: | [I’ve heard them sing again and again] |
Composer: | S. C. Hanson |
1 I’ve heard them sing again and again,
Of a gate that stands ajar,
Of a sunny clime, and golden plain,
And a sinless land afar;
But when I have past the chilly tide,
And enter my home above,
I believe the gate will open wide,
On its golden hinge of love.
Refrain:
It will open wide, yes, open wide;
I’ll pass thro’ its portals free,
And rest in peace on the other side;
It will open wide for me.
2 A welcome home at the open gate,
From a land of angels bright;
Do these for the ransom’d spirits wait,
As it gains the land of light?
We may not know of the joy untold,
The bliss of the other side,
But when I come to the gate of gold,
I believe ‘twill open wide. [Refrain]
3 The sinner’s friend, as He reaches down,
With a Saviour’s wondrous love,
Who prepares a mansion, robe, and crown,
In His shining courts above,
Will gather His flock into the fold,
To the fold beyond the tide;
As they near the gate, the gate of gold,
I believe ‘twill open wide. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I’ve heard them sing again and again |
Title: | The Open Gate |
Author: | Mrs. Lizzie Underwood |
Refrain First Line: | It will open wide, yes, open wide |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1898 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I’ve heard them sing again and again] |
Composer: | S. C. Hanson |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |