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[O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]

Meter: 11.8.11.8 with refrain Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James D. Vaughan, 1864-1941 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55555 35111 11333 Used With Text: Will the Gates Open for Me?
[O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]

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Will the Gates Open for Me?

Author: Harriet E. Jones Meter: 11.8.11.8 with refrain Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest Used With Tune: [O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]
Will the Gates Open for Me?

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Will the Gates Open for Me?

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Voices for Jesus #16 (1910) First Line: O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest Refrain First Line: O will they be open for me Languages: English Tune Title: [O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]
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Will the Gates Open for Me?

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Harp of Gold #16 (1912) First Line: O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest Refrain First Line: O will they be open for me Languages: English Tune Title: [O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]
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Will the Gates Open for Me?

Author: Harriet E. Jones Hymnal: Millennial Revival #94 (1928) First Line: O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest Refrain First Line: O will they be open for me Languages: English Tune Title: [O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]
Will the Gates Open for Me?

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Harriet E. Jones

1823 - 1915 Author of "Will the Gates Open for Me?" in Millennial Revival Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: Ap­ril 18, 1823, Pom­pey Hol­low, Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Died: 1915, Bing­ham­ton, New York. Buried: Oran Com­mun­i­ty Church Cem­e­te­ry, Pom­pey, Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Daughter of El­e­a­zer Rice, Jones lived in Onon­da­ga Coun­ty, New York. Her girl­hood was spent on a farm, re­ceiv­ing what ed­u­ca­tion the count­ry schools and one term at high school could pro­vide. She was al­ways fond of read­ing, and was a great sing­er, with a clear ring­ing voice. On Ju­ly 7, 1844, she mar­ried a son of Rev. Ze­nas Jones; her hus­band died in 1879. Her song writ­ing ca­reer b­egan when her po­e­try came to the at­ten­tion of Dr. M. J. Mun­ger, who asked if she could write some Sun­day school hymns for him. She went on to write for Daniel Town­er, J. C. Ew­ing, the Fill­more bro­thers, and others. --hymntime.com/tch
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James D. Vaughan

1864 - 1941 Composer of "[O beautiful Zion, the home of the blest]" in Millennial Revival Vaughan, James D(avid); b. Dec. 14, 1864, between Lawrence Co. and Giles Co., TN; d. Feb. 9, 1941, Lawrenceburg, TN; music publisher, composer and compiler of gospel songs in shape notation
James D. Vaughan
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