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The Gate Is Ajar

O sinner, see thy Savior at mercy's open gate

Author: Frederick St. George De Latour Booth-Tucker
Tune: [O sinner, see thy Savior]
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O sinner, see thy Saviour
At Mercy’s open gate!
O listen to his pleading!
Soon, soon ‘twill be too late!

Refrain:
The gate ajar! O sinner step in!
The gate is ajar for thee!
O wand’rer, afar, it still is ajar!
The gate is ajar for thee!

2 His hands are pierced with nail-marks,
His holy brown with thorns!
Thy sins have caused his anguish,
Thy waywardness he mourns! [Refrain]

3 For thee thy Lord was wounded,
Thy chastisement he bore;
For thee—despised, rejected,—
Holds open heaven’s door! [Refrain]

4 Thy sins he yearns to pardon,
He’ll wash them all away;
The gate ajar he’s holding!
O enter while you may! [Refrain]

Source: The Old Story in Song Number Two #71

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Author: Frederick St. George De Latour Booth-Tucker

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Text Information

First Line: O sinner, see thy Savior at mercy's open gate
Title: The Gate Is Ajar
Author: Frederick St. George De Latour Booth-Tucker
Language: English
Refrain First Line: The gate ajar! O sinner step in
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Glory Songs #44

Glory Songs #44
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Hymns of Glory #131

Hymns of Glory #131
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Jewel Songs #78

Jewel Songs #78

The Bread of Life Songs #d107

The Bread of Life Songs #d107

The Message in Song Nos. 1 & 2 #d154

The Message in Song Nos. 1 & 2 #d154
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The Old Story in Song Number Two #71

The Old Story in Song Number Two #71
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