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[When we reach the shining portals of the gates of gold]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 34565 45176 65555 Used With Text: The Gates Will Open Wide

Author: Sallie K. Best Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: When we reach the shining portals leading to that land Refrain First Line: O the gates will open wide Used With Tune: [When we reach the shining portals leading to that land]

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The Gates Will Open Wide

Author: Sallie Keep Best Hymnal: Sunshine No. 2 #84 (1904) First Line: When we reach the shining portals of the gates of gold Refrain First Line: O the gates will open wide Lyrics: 1 When we reach the shining portals of the gates of gold, Tho’ we’ve climbed until the twilight, thro’ the storm and cold; We will know that in His mansion we may now abide, For the gates with shining portals will be open wide. Refrain: O the gates will open wide, Yes, the gates will open wide; When our Savior bids us welcome we will there with him abide; And upon that shining shore we will dwell forevermore, When the gates will open wide. 2 Tho’ we may be sad and weary as we toil along, We will make the way seem brighter with a cheering song; We will never be discouraged tho’ whate’er betide, For the gates with shining portals will be open wide. [Refrain] 3 ‘Tis a city full of beauty, for we have been told That the walls are made of jasper, and the streets are gold, Christ will welcome those who trust Him to His loving side, For the gates with shining portals will be open wide. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [When we reach the shining portals of the gates of gold]

The Gates Will Open Wide

Author: Sallie K. Best Hymnal: Gospel Carols #173 (1905) First Line: When we reach the shining portals leading to that land Refrain First Line: O the gates will open wide Languages: English Tune Title: [When we reach the shining portals leading to that land]

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer of "[When we reach the shining portals of the gates of gold]" in Sunshine No. 2 Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch