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At the Beautiful Gate

Author: John R. Clements Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There sat by the beautiful temple gate Refrain First Line: Though silver and gold I have none to give

[There sat by the beautiful temple gate]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 51111 76777 65712 Used With Text: At the Beautiful Gate

[There sat by the beautiful temple gate]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Incipit: 36321 21736 34441 Used With Text: At the Beautiful Gate

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Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Praise and Worship Hymns #107 (1927) First Line: There sat by the beautiful temple gate Refrain First Line: Though silver and gold I have none to give Lyrics: 1 There sat by the beautiful temple gate A soul in the thrall of sin; His heart was heavy, so sore His fate, He wished he might freedom win. Refrain: Though silver and gold I have none to give, Yet this do I offer thee; In the name of Jesus, the Christ, walk forth From bondage forever free. 2 He sat by the beautiful temple gate, As Jesus, the Christ, drew nigh; He prayed for help, be it soon or late, Hoped someone would hear his cry. [Refrain] 3 And there by the beautiful temple gate, The servant of God that day Broke down the bonds of that sad estate, And spoke all his fears away. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There sat by the beautiful temple gate]

At the Beautiful Gate

Author: John R. Clements Hymnal: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 #7 (1946) First Line: There sat by the beautiful temple gate Refrain First Line: Though silver and gold I have none to give Languages: English Tune Title: [There sat by the beautiful temple gate]

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John R. Clements

1868 - 1946 Author of "At the Beautiful Gate" John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[There sat by the beautiful temple gate]" in Praise and Worship Hymns Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[There sat by the beautiful temple gate]" in Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets No. 4 Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)