The Sunset Gate

Author: Alfred Barratt

Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College. On November 26, 1962, he wrote the undersigned: "For 39 long years I have labored hard and steady writing sermons, children's story sermons, and hymns. Up to the present day I have written 4,… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When the toils of earth are over
Title: The Sunset Gate
Author: Alfred Barratt
Refrain First Line: When I come to the sunset gate
Copyright: Public Domain

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Bells of Glory #109

Complete Christian Hymnal #d260

Everlasting Praises No. 4 #d159

New and Old Gospel Songs and Hymns #d180

Precious Praises #74

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Sacred Selections for the Church #422

Sacred Songs of the Church #738

Songs of the Blessed Hope #d267

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