The New Praiseworthy ‎#73

73. The Gates Never Close

1 I've heard of a beautiful city
Prepared in God's kingdom on high;
A wonderful city of mansions,
Where none ever sicken or die.

Chorus:
And the gates (The gates) of that beautiful city of gold
Shall never be (Shall never be closed)closed at all by day;
The Lamb, (The Lamb) is the light of that city, we're told;
Those glories never shall pass away. (away.)

2 Its walls are all builded of jasper,
Its streets are all golden and fair;
The ransomed and saved of all ages
Forever are gathering there. [Chorus]

3 They're singing the praises of Jesus,
The Lamb who for sinners was slain;
O'er death and the grave He has triumphed,
And liveth forever to reign. [Chorus]

4 What joy, when the King in His beauty
My wondering eyes shall behold,
To join in the song of the ransomed
Throughout all the ages untold! [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: I've heard of a beautiful city
• Title: The Gates Never Close
• Author: Mrs. C. H. M.
• Refrain First Line: And the gates of that beautiful city of gold
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Copyright: Copyright, 1916, by E.O. Excell. Words and Music.

Tune Information

• Name: [I've heard of a beautiful city]
• Composer: Mrs. C. H. Morris
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Copyright, 1916, by E.O. Excell. Words and Music.