The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9137

9137. Swing Open The Beautiful Gates

1 Swing open thy gates, O Jerusalem,
For our Savior’s blood has been shed!
The promise lies yet in the future years,
When we all shall rise from the dead!

Refrain:
Swing open the beautiful gates of Heav’n,
The gates by the crystal sea!
Swing open the beautiful gates of Heav’n!
Swing open the gates for me!

2 Swing open the gates of the pearly hue,
The Savior is waiting within,
To welcome the homecoming throng of earth,
Who have been redeemed from all sin! [Refrain]

3 Swing open thy gates, city beautiful,
With thy wondrous pavements of gold!
The loved ones thou hast
With their foreheads crowned,
And their forms we long to behold. [Refrain]

4 Swing open thy gates, O Jerusalem,
For the Savior’s blood has been shed!
The promise lies yet in the future years,
When we all shall rise from the dead! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Swing open thy gates, O Jerusalem
• Title: Swing Open The Beautiful Gates
• Author: David R. Piper (1902)
• Refrain First Line: Swing open the beautiful gates of Heav’n
• Language: English
• Source: Singing for Joy (Dalton, Ga: Anthony J. Showalter, 1902)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Swing open thy gates, O Jerusalem]
• Composer: John Daniel Patton
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain