Text: | The Gate Ajar For Me |
Author: | Mrs. Lydia Baxter |
Tune: | [There is a gate that stands ajar] |
Composer: | S. J. Vail |
1 There is a gate that stands ajar,
And through its portals gleaming,
A radiance from the cross afar,
The Savior’s love revealing.
Chorus:
Oh, depth of mercy, can it be
That gate was left ajar for me?
For me, for me,--
Was left ajar for me.
2 That gate ajar stands free for all
Who seek through it salvation;
The rich and poor, the great and small,
Of every tribe and nation. [Chorus]
3 Press onward then, though foes may frown,
While mercy’s gate is open;
Accept the cross, and win the crown,
Love’s everlasting token. [Chorus]
4 Beyond the river’s brink we’ll lay
The cross that here is given,
And bear the crown of life away,
And love Him more in heaven. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | There is a gate that stands ajar |
Title: | The Gate Ajar For Me |
Author: | Mrs. Lydia Baxter |
Refrain First Line: | Oh, depth of mercy! can it be |
Meter: | 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 4, 6. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1928 |
Topic: | Spiritual Songs: Selected |
Notes: | Danish first line: Der er en Port, som aaben staar |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [There is a gate that stands ajar] |
Composer: | S. J. Vail |
Meter: | 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 4, 6. |
Key: | C Major |