The Pearly Gates

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The pearly gates are open wide, I see the bright array

Author: John P. Ellis
Tune: ITALIAN HYMN
Published in 19 hymnals

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	Then Sings My Soul (Hymns of Faith and P…

Author: John P. Ellis

John P Ellis USA 1820-1896. A life-long resident of Flushing, Queens, NY, he was active in his community as a civic leader and speaker, militia captain (police justice officer and member of the Union Riflemen in 1839). In 1848 the newspaper “Family Companion” relates a presentation to him of a fine sword and epaulettes given him by fellow unit members. He was an inventor, having held two patents for window sash locks and a waterproof safe. He was also a poet and hymnist. His poetry was first published in the early 1840s and hymns in 1850. John Perry Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	The pearly gates are open wide, I see the bright array
Title:	The Pearly Gates
Author:	John P. Ellis
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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ITALIAN HYMN

Felice de Giardini (b. Turin, Italy, 1716; d. Moscow, Russia, 1796) composed ITALIAN HYMN in three parts for this text at the request of Selina Shirley, the famous evangelically minded Countess of Huntingdon. Giardini was living in London at the time and contributed this tune and three others to Mar…

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