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Unfold, Ye Portals

Unfold, unfold, unfold ye portals everlasting

Tune: [Unfold, unfold, unfold]
Published in 10 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

Unfold, unfold, unfold,
Ye portals everlasting,
Unfold, unfold, unfold,
Ye portals everlasting,
With welcome to receive
Him ascending on high.
Behold the King of glory!
He mounts up thro’ the sky,
Back to heav’nly mansions hasting,
Unfold, unfold, unfold,
For lo! the King comes nigh!
But who is He, the King of glory!
He who death overcame, the Lord in battle mighty,
But who is He, the King of glory!
Of hosts He is the Lord; of angels and pow’rs;
The King of glory is the King of the saints.
Unfold, unfold, unfold,
Ye portals everlasting,
Unfold, unfold, unfold,
Ye portals everlasting,
With welcome to receive
Him ascending on high.
Behold the King of glory!
He mounts up thro’ the sky,
Back to heav’nly mansions hasting,
Unfold, unfold, unfold,
For lo! the King comes nigh!

Source: Praise and Worship Hymns #146

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Text Information

First Line: Unfold, unfold, unfold ye portals everlasting
Title: Unfold, Ye Portals
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He who death overcame
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)

Choir Favorites #68

Choir Favorites #68
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New Songs for Service #265

New Songs for Service #265
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Praise and Worship Hymns #146

Praise and Worship Hymns #146

Praise Him #d277

Praise Him #d277
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Rodeheaver Chorus Collection #98

Rodeheaver Chorus Collection #98

Songs of the Blessed Hope #d236

Songs of the Blessed Hope #d236

Tabernacle Hymns #349

Tabernacle Hymns #349

The American Hymnal #509

The American Hymnal #509

The Ordinary of the Mass and a Complete Manual of Hymns for Parochial Schools #d430

The Ordinary of the Mass and a Complete Manual of Hymns for Parochial Schools #d430

The Singing Choir #d133

The Singing Choir #d133
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