1 I am trav’ling tow'rd life’s sunset gate,
I’m a pilgrim going home;
For the glow of eventide I wait,
I’m a pilgrim going home.
Refrain:
Evening bells I seem to hear
As the sunset gate draws near!
Evening bells I seem to hear
As the sunset gate draws near.
2 There is tranquil rest when day is done,
I shall lay me down in peace;
When the end is reached at set of sun,
I shall lay me down in peace. [Refrain]
3 By the side of those most near and dear,
I shall drop life’s toil and care;
When the Master’s tender voice I hear,
I shall drop life’s toil and care. [Refrain]
4 I shall rise again at morning dawn,
I shall put on glory then;
With the shadowy veil of death undrawn,
I shall put on glory then. [Refrain]
Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
Display Title: The Sunset GateFirst Line: I am trav’ling tow’rd the sunset gateTune Title: [I am trav’ling tow’rd the sunset gate]Author: Julia H. JohnstonScripture: Daniel 3:26Date: 1915
Display Title: The Sunset GateFirst Line: I am trav'ling tow'rd the sunset gateTune Title: [I am trav’ling tow’rd the sunset gate]Author: Julia H. JohnstonDate: 1921Subject: Heaven |
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Display Title: Evening bells I seem to hearFirst Line: I am trav'ling tow'rd life's sunset gateTune Title: [I am trav’ling tow’rd the sunset gate]Author: Julia H. JohnstonDate: 1905
Display Title: The Sunset GateFirst Line: I am trav'ling tow'rd the sunset gateTune Title: [I am trav'ling tow'rd the sunset gate]Author: Julia H. JohnstonDate: 1960Subject: Heaven |
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Display Title: The Sunset GateFirst Line: I am trav'ling tow'rd the sunset gateTune Title: [I am trav'ling tow'rd the sunset gate]Author: Julia H. JohnstonDate: 1909
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