When the Pearly Gates Unfold

I have given up all for Jesus this vain world is naught to me

Author: Herbert H. Booth
Tune: [I have given up all for Jesus] (Booth)
Published in 41 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 I have found a joy in service
This dear world is much to me;
All its pleasures are augmented
Since the light of truth I see,
Tho’ my friends despise, forsake me,
And on me the world looks cold;
Spirit friends will forget me
When the pearly gates unfold.

Refrain:
Life’s morn will soon be waning,
And its evening bells will toll;
But my heart will know no sadness
When the pearly gates unfold.

2 When the voice of lov’d ones call me,
And the angels whisper low;
I will lean upon the dear ones,
Thro’ the valley as I go;
I will claim their precious promise,
Worth to me a world of gold;
“Fear no evil” “I’ll be with thee,”
When the pearly gates unfold. [Refrain]

3 Just beyond the waves of Jordan,
Just beyond the swelling tide;
Blooms the tree of life immortal,
And the living waters glide;
In that happy land of spirits,
Flowers bloom on hills of gold,
And the angels are awaiting
When the pearly gates unfold. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Summerland #39

Author: Herbert H. Booth

Herbert Henry Howard Booth (26 August 1862 – 25 September 1926) was the third son of William and Catherine Booth. He oversaw the Limelight Department's development and he was the writer and director for Soldiers of the Cross. See also in: Wikipedia  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I have given up all for Jesus this vain world is naught to me
Title: When the Pearly Gates Unfold
Author: Herbert H. Booth
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Life's morn will soon be waning
Copyright: Public Domain

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Banner Hymns (1st ed) #d60

Bells of Victory #d37

Cross and Crown Hymnal, 3rd ed. #d144

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Devotion and Praise #12

Encore #d45

Eureka Sacred Banner #59

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Favorites Number 1 #22

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His Praise #125

Hymns of Grace and Glory #d72

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Lasting Hymns #199

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Light and Life Songs No. 2 #66

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Light and Life Songs No. 4 #94

Living Songs of Faith and Hope #d64

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One Hundred Favorite Songs and Music #71

One Hundred Favorite Songs of the Salvation Army #d53

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Pentecostal Praises #54

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Purest Gems #51

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Redemption Songs #793

Revival Gems No. 1 #d22

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #580

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Salvation Army Songs #626

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Sermons in Song #56

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Songs and Music #49

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Songs of Grace and Truth #28

Songs of Perennial Glory #247

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Songs of Redemption #19

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Songs of Summerland #39

Songs of the Living Way #d28

Songs of Unsearchable Riches #d33

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Songs of Victory #200

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Tears and Triumphs No. 3 #27

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Tears and Triumphs #221

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d349

The Advent Christian Hymnal. Rev. #d133

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The Best of All #204

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The Cyber Hymnal #11704

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The Joy Bells of Canaan or Burning Bush Songs No. 2 #106

The More Perfect Gospel Hymnal, a Revision of the Cross and Resurrection in Song #d80

The Pilgrim's Hymnal. #d70

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The Salvation Army Music #172

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The Salvation Army Songs and Music #49

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