Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#12

12. Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty

Text Information

• First Line: Open now thy gates of beauty
• Title: Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-1878 (1863)
• Author: Benjamin Schmolk, 1672-1737 (1732)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7. Trochaic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: Public Worship: Adoration and Praise

Tune Information

• Name: MELANCHTHON
• Composer: J. C. Bach (?), 1642-1703 (c. 1680)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7. Trochaic
• Key: G Major
• Source: Meiningen Gesangbuch, 1693; C. Gregor Choralbuch, 1784

Tune Information:

(89, B)