The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5575

5575. The Pearly Gate

1. The night is dark, the storm is loud;
Beneath its force the trees are bowed;
Yet still the pearly gate I see,
Where angels stand to welcome me.

Refrain
To welcome me, to welcome me,
The angels stand to welcome me.

2. My heart is sad, deep sorrows roll,
Like streams of fire across my soul;
And yet the pearly gate I see,
Where angels stand to welcome me. [Refrain]

3. With fears without, and foes within,
I seem almost subdued by sin;
And yet the pearly gate I see,
Where angels stand to welcome me. [Refrain]

4. The road is rough, my feet are sore,
I long to have the journey o’er;
And yet the pearly gate I see,
Where angels stand to welcome me. [Refrain]

5. My eyes are dim, and faint my breath,
Within me are the seeds of death;
But still the pearly gate I see,
Where angels stand to welcome me. [Refrain]

6. When life is gone, and in my breast
All grief and fears are hushed to rest,
I hope the pearly gate to see,
Where angels stand to welcome me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: The night is dark, the storm is loud
• Title: The Pearly Gate
• Author: Edwin H. Nevin (1872)
• Refrain First Line: To welcome me, to welcome me
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Grove Songs No. 2, by Asa Hull (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Asa Hull, 1872), number 1
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PEARLY GATE
• Composer: Asa Hull
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Incipit: 51231 23134 32176
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain