You Must Open the Door

You must open the door (Chorus)

Author: Ina Duley Ogdon
Tune: [You must open the door]
Published in 5 hymnals

Author: Ina Duley Ogdon

Ogdon, Ina Duley. (Rossville, Illinois, 1872--May 18, 1964, Toledo, Ohio). Disciples of Christ. Granddaughter of a Methodist minister, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Duley. Married James Ogdon. She wrote: "My father went with my mother to her church after his marriage to her, so I was brought up in the church of the Disciples of Christ." She wrote over three thousand hymns, anthems, cantatas, and miscellaneous verse. Her hymns include "Brighten the corner where you are," 1912; "Carry your cross with a smile," 1916; "My Lord abides;" "When you know Jesus too;" "Tell Jesus;" "Lighten the burden for someone;" "I have been saved," Her first hymn was "Open wide the window." Composer Charles Gabriel wrote, "Loved by thousands who… Go to person page >

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First Line: You must open the door (Chorus)
Title: You Must Open the Door
Author: Ina Duley Ogdon
Language: English
Publication Date: 1934
Notes: Chorus of the hymn: There's a Savior who stands at the door of your heart
Copyright: © 1934, by Homer A. Rodeheaver

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