Timeless Truths ‎#204

204. The Gate Ajar for Me

1 There is a gate that stands ajar,
And through its portals gleaming
A radiance from the cross afar,
The Savior’s love revealing.

Refrain:
O 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. [Refrain]

4 Press onward, then, though foes may frown,
While mercy’s gate is open;
Accept the cross, and win the crown,
Love’s everlasting token. [Refrain]

5 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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a gate that stands ajar
• Title: The Gate Ajar for Me
• Author: Lydia O. Baxter (1872)
• Refrain First Line: O depth of mercy! Can it be
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.6
• Scripture:
  Revelation 21:25
  ;
  Revelation 22:17
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Gate_Ajar_for_Me); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/g/a/gateajar.htm); Lillenas Publishing Company, Glorious Gospel Hymns, 1931 (445)

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a gate that stands ajar]
• Composer: Silas J. Vail (1872)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.6
• Key: C Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Gate_Ajar_for_Me); The Cyber Hymnal (http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/g/a/gateajar.htm); Lillenas Publishing Company, Glorious Gospel Hymns, 1931 (445)