The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#129b

129b. The eternal gates lift up their heads

1 Th'eternal gates lift up their heads,
The doors are opened wide;
The King of glory is gone up
Unto His Father's side.

2 Thou art gone up before us, Lord,
Thou hast prepared a place,
That we may be where now Thou art,
And look upon Thy face.

3 And ever on Thine earthly path
A gleam of glory lies;
A light still breaks behind the clouds
That veil Thee from our eyes.

4 Lift up our thoughts, lift up our songs,
And let Thy grace be given,
That while we linger yet below,
Our hearts may be in heaven;

5 That where Thou art at God's right hand,
Our hope, our love may be:
Dwell in us now, that we may dwell
For evermore with Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Th'eternal gates lift up their heads
• Title: The eternal gates lift up their heads
• Author: Mrs. C. F. Alexander (1858)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Ascensiontide
• Notes: Tune name in index: ST. FRANCES

Tune Information

• Name: [Th'eternal gates lift up their heads]
• Composer: G. A. Lohr
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E♭ Major