Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#297

297. 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 A helper just, he comes to thee,
his chariot is humility,
his kingly crown is holiness,
his scepter, pity in distress.

3 O blest the land, the city blest,
where Christ the Ruler is confessed!
O happy hearts and happy homes
to whom this King in triumph comes!

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

5 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.

6 So come, my Sov'reign, 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!
• Title: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates!
• Author: Georg Weissel (1642)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1855, alt.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Psalm 24
  ;
  Ephesians 3:16-19
• Topic: Christ: advent of; Christ: As King; Christ: Love and Grace of; Family Worship; The Nation

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: C Major
• Source: Thomas Williams, Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789