Pearly Gates

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There's a city with foundations just beyond the sunset glow

Author: Sidney E. Cox
Tune: [There’s a City with foundations just beyond the sunset glow]
Published in 4 hymnals

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Author: Sidney E. Cox

Sidney E. Cox, 1887–1975, was a Psalm Author and Composer. In 1907, Cox moved from England to Canada. In 1908 he joined the Methodist church but soon converted to the Salvation Army, where he worked from the years 1909 until 1944, eventually becoming a Major. After he left the Salvation Army he devoted his focus to evangelical revival work. Over the course of his life, Cox has authored or composed approximately 400 songs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_E._Cox Go to person page >

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First Line:	There's a city with foundations just beyond the sunset glow
Title:	Pearly Gates
Author:	Sidney E. Cox
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Pearly gates, pearly gates