The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1689

1689. Gates of Praise

1. Lift up the Gates of Praise,
That we may enter in,
And o’er Salvation’s walls proclaim
That Christ redeems from sin.

Refrain
The stars may praise the Hand
That decks the sky above,
But man alone can tell the power
Of Christ’s redeeming love.

2. God’s works reveal His might,
His majesty and grace;
But not the tender Father’s love
That saves a dying race. [Refrain]

3. Then let the voice of praise
To heav’nly courts ascend,
Till with the songs the angels sing
Our hallelujahs blend. [Refrain]

4. To Him that hath redeemed
Our souls from sin’s dark maze;
The Hope and Savior of mankind,
Be everlasting praise. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lift up the Gates of Praise
• Title: Gates of Praise
• Author: Mary Elizabeth Servoss (1884)
• Refrain First Line: The stars may praise the Hand
• Language: English
• Source: Gates of Praise, by Isaiah Baltzell & Edmund S. Lorenz (Dayton, Ohio: United Brethren Publishing House, 1884), page 7
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Lift up the Gates of Praise]
• Composer: Edmund Simon Lorenz
• Incipit: 51531 61217 12532
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain