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At the Beautiful Gate

I think I should mourn over my sorrowful fate

Author: Joseph H. Martin
Tune: [I think I should mourn over my sorrowful fate]
Published in 26 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I think I should mourn o’er my sorrowful fate,
If sorrow in heaven can be,
If no one should be at the beautiful gate,
There waiting and watching for me.

Refrain:
Yes, waiting and watching for me,
Yes, waiting and watching for me;
May many of those at the beautiful gate,
Be waiting and watching for me.

2 How sadly I’d feel in the heavenly state,
If sadness in heaven can be,
If no one should be at the beautiful gate,
Conducted to glory by me. [Refrain]

3 O Lord, I beseech Thee for wisdom and grace,
In winning lost souls unto Thee,
That many may be in that beautiful place,
A crown of rejoicing to me. [Refrain]

Source: The Crowning Day : For use in Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings #17

Author: Joseph H. Martin

Late 19th Century. Martin was a minister. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/r/t/martin_jh.htm  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I think I should mourn over my sorrowful fate
Title: At the Beautiful Gate
Author: Joseph H. Martin
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Yes, waiting and watching for me
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

Instances (1 - 26 of 26)
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Cheerful Songs #130

Children's Diadem #d34

Children's Hosannas #d45

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Gates Ajar #61

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Glory Bells #32

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Good News #17

Gospel Bells #d54

Gospel Light #d114

Heavenly Tidings #d37

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Morning Stars #117

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #793

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New Life #40

Our New Book for Sunday Schools, Prayer, Praise and Gospel Meetings #d30

Popular Hymns, revised #87

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Prayer and Praise #272

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d129

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Songs of Evangelism #127

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The Best Standard Songs #9

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The Christian Church Hymnal #331

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The Crowning Day #17

The Gospel Gleaner #d52

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The Revival No. 3 #167

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The Zion Songster Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #44

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Triumphant Songs No.1 #127

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Triumphant Songs Nos. 1 and 2 Combined #144

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