Text:Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates!
Author:Georg Wiessel
Translator:Miss Catherine Winkworth
Tune:GÖR PORTEN HÖG

2. Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates!

1 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates!
Behold, the King of glory waits;
The King of kings is drawing near,
The Saviour of the world is here;
Life and salvation He doth bring,
Wherefore rejoice, and gladly sing:

Refrain:
All praise and glory be to Thee,
Lord Jesus Christ, eternally.

2 The Lord is just, a Helper tried,
Mercy is ever at His side;
His kingly crown is holiness,
His scepter, pity in distress:
The end of all our woe He brings;
Wherefore the earth is glad and sings: [Refrain]

3 O blest the land, the city blest,
Where Christ the Ruler is confest!
O happy hearts and happy homes
To whom this King in triumph comes!
The cloudless Sun of joy He is,
Who bringeth pure delight and bliss. [Refrain]

4 Fling wide the portals of your heart;
Make it a temple, set apart
From earthly use for heaven's employ,
Adorned with prayer, and love, and joy:
So shall your Sovereign enter in,
The new and nobler life begin. [Refrain]

5 Redeemer, come! I open wide
My heart to Thee; here, Lord, abide!
Let me Thine inner presence know,
Thy grace and love on me bestow.
Thy Holy Spirit guide us on,
Until our glorious goal be won. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates!
Title: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates!
Author: Georg Wiessel (1633)
Translator: Miss Catherine Winkworth
Refrain First Line: All praise and glory be to thee
Meter: L. M. D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1937
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Church Year: Advent; Advent, First Sunday; Trinity, Twenty-third Sunday (4 more...)
Tune Information
Name: GÖR PORTEN HÖG
Meter: L. M. D.
Key: e minor
Source: Koralbok, 1697.



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