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Text:Lift Up Your Heads, Eternal Gates!
Author:Nahum Tate
Author:Nicholas Brady
Tune:WINCHESTER OLD
Media:MIDI file

3755. Lift Up Your Heads, Eternal Gates!

1. Lift up your heads, eternal gates!
Unfold, to entertain
The King of glory; see!
He comes, with His celestial train.

2. Who is this King of glory—who?
The Lord, for strength renowned;
In battle mighty; o’er His foes
Eternal Victor crowned.

3. Lift up your heads, ye gates! unfold
In state to entertain
The King of glory; see! He comes
With all His shining train.

4. Who is this King of glory—who?
The Lord of hosts renowned:
Of glory He alone is King,
Who is with glory crowned.

Text Information
First Line: Lift up your heads, eternal gates
Title: Lift Up Your Heads, Eternal Gates!
Author: Nahum Tate (1696)
Author: Nicholas Brady (1696)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: WINCHESTER OLD
Meter: CM
Incipit: 13321 44323 55453
Key: F Major
Source: The Whole Book of Psalmes, by Thom­as Est, 1592
Copyright: Public Domain



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