When the Beautiful Gates Unfold
Authors: J.H. Alleman • Composers: J.H. Alleman • Meter: 11.8.11.8., 11.8.11.8. with refrain • Language: English • Formats: lyrics, png • Copyright: Free PNG, Public Domain • Years: 1896
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1. No longer we’ll wander in darkness and night,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
We’ll walk in that city where God is the light,
When the beautiful gates unfold.
(Chorus) When the beautiful gates unfold,
When the beautiful gates unfold.
There happy we’ll be for the Lord we shall see,
When the beautiful gates unfold.
2. My lov’d ones will wait at the harbor for me,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
To welcome me home where from sin I’ll be free,
When the beautiful gates unfold.
3. No sickness, no sorrow, no pain as before,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
With joy we’ll commune with our friends as of yore,
When the beautiful gates unfold.
4. A rapture unspeakable then shall be mine,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
As there I behold Him so pure and divine,
When the beautiful gates unfold.
5. A halo of glory will shadow us o’er,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
With joy we will sing on that far away shore,
When the beautiful gates unfold.