LYRICS
| Meter: | 10 10 10 10 and refrain
| | Writer(s): | Arthur French
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| | Dates: | 1897
| | Bible Refs: | Rev 21:25
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MUSIC
| Name: | GATES OF THE BEAUTIFUL
| | Meter: | 10 10 10 10 and refrain
| | Writer(s): | W. M. Weekley
| | Dates: |
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| 1. Gates of the beautiful,
golden and bright,
Guarding that city
of splendor and light;
Oft I behold thee,
in distance and dream,
Flash in the sunlight
of heavenly gleam.
Refrain.
Gates ajar for me,
beautiful gates ajar for me;
City of gold with joys untold,
Beautiful gates ajar for me.
2. Gates of the beautiful,
lofty and grand,
Swung by the touch
of some bright angel hand;
Down from the portals
there floats a sweet song,
Waked by the lips
of the purified throng.
Refrain.
Gates ajar for me,
beautiful gates ajar for me;
City of gold with joys untold,
Beautiful gates ajar for me.
3. Gates of the beautiful,
gates of pure gold,
How can I picture your glories untold?
Eagerly yearning my spirit doth wait
Till I shall come to the beautiful gate.
Refrain.
Gates ajar for me,
beautiful gates ajar for me;
City of gold with joys untold,
Beautiful gates ajar for me.
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