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176. Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates

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1 Lift up your heads, O mighty gates:
behold, the King of glory waits!
The King of kings is drawing near,
The Saviour of the world is here.

2 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.

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

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

Text Information

• First Line: Lift up your heads, O mighty gates
• Title: Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates
• Author: George Weissel, 1590-1635
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2003
• Scripture:
  Psalm 24:7
  ;
  Luke 19:29-38
  ;
  Psalm 24:1
  ;
  Mark 11:1-10
  ;
  Matthew 21:1-9
  ;
  John 14:15-16
  ;
  Psalm 24:9
  ;
  John 12:12-15
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

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