Those Golden Gates

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Those golden gates are opening wide

Author: Dr. R. Anna Schermerhorn
Tune: [Those golden gates are opening wide]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Those golden gates are op’ning wide,
Are op’ning wide for me;
Soon as I see that glorious land,
My spirit will be free.

Refrain:
We hear the angels song of love,
Of joy and rest and peace;
We’ll join with loved ones gone before
In songs that never cease.

2 I fain would leave this dreary world,
This world of care and strife;
My feet they long to wander there,
Far from this weary life. [Refrain]

3 My work on earth is nearly done,
Why should I longer stay?
The crested waves bear me along
To everlasting day. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Summerland #88

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Author: Dr. R. Anna Schermerhorn

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First Line:	Those golden gates are opening wide
Title:	Those Golden Gates
Author:	Dr. R. Anna Schermerhorn
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	We hear the angels song of love
Publication Date:	1943
Copyright:	This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1943.