The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1956

1956. The Golden Gates Are Lifted Up

1. The golden gates are lifted up,
The doors are opened wide;
The King of Glory is gone in
Unto His Father’s side.

2. Thou art gone up before us, Lord,
To make for us a place,
That we may be where now Thou art,
And look upon God’s face.

3. And ever on our earthly path
A gleam of glory lies,
A light still breaks behind the cloud
That veiled Thee from our eyes.

4. Lift up our hearts, lift up our minds:
Let Thy dear grace be giv’n;
That, while we wander here below,
Our treasure be in Heav’n.

5. That where Thou art, at God’s right hand,
Our hope, our love, may be:
Dwell Thou in us, that we may dwell
Forevermore in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: The golden gates are lifted up
• Title: The Golden Gates Are Lifted Up
• Author: Cecil F. Alexander (1852, 1858)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Originally appeared as "The Eternal Gates Lift Up Their Heads" in Hymns, by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1852; Published in revised form in Alexander's Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MIRFIELD
• Composer: Arthur Cottman (1872)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51113 45555 12332
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain