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Text: | Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty |
Author: | Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 |
Author: | Benjamin Schmolk |
1 Open now thy gates of beauty;
Zion, let me enter there,
Where my soul in joyful duty
Waits for Him who answers prayer;
O how blessed is this place,
Filled with solace, light and grace!
2 Gracious God, I come before Thee,
Come Thou also down to me;
Where we find Thee and adore Thee,
There a heaven on earth must be:
To my heart, O enter Thou,
Let it be Thy temple now.
3 Here Thy praise is gladly chanted,
Here Thy seed is duly sown:
Let my soul, where it is planted,
Bring forth precious sheaves alone,
So that all I hear may be
Fruitful unto life in me.
4 Thou my faith increase and quicken,
Let me keep Thy gift divine;
Howsoe'er temptation thicken,
May Thy Word still o'er me shine,
As my guiding star through life,
As my comfort in all strife.
5 Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee,
Let Thy will be done indeed;
May I undisturbed draw near Thee
While Thy people Thou dost feed:
Here of life the fountain flows,
Here is balm for all our woes.
Amen.
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First Line: | Open now thy gates of beauty |
Title: | Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty |
Author: | Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 |
Author: | Benjamin Schmolk |
Publication Date: | 1937 |