The Hymnal 1982 ‎#436

436. Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates

1 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates;
behold, the King of glory waits!
The King of kings is drawing near;
the Savior of the world is here.

2 O blest the land, the city blest,
where Christ the ruler is confessed!
O happy hearts and happy homes
to whom this King of triumph comes!

3 Fling wide the portals of your heart;
make it a temple, set apart
from earthly use for heaven's employ,
adorned with prayer and love and joy.

4 Redeemer, come! I open wide
my heart to thee: here, Lord, abide!
Let me thy inner presence feel:
thy grace and love in me reveal.

5 So come, my Sovereign; enter in!
Let new and nobler life begin;
thy Holy Spirit guide us on,
until the glorious crown be won.

Text Information

• First Line: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
• Author: Georg Weissel, 1590-1635
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Psalmodia Evangelica, Part II, 1789 (melody)