Rejoice in the Lord #502
First Line: Open now thy gates of beauty
Author: Benjamin Schmolck
Translator: Catherine Winkworth
Tune Title: UNSER HERRSCHER
Composer: Joachim Neander
Composer (desc.): John Dykes Bower
1 Open now thy gates of beauty;
Zion, let me enter there,
where my soul in joyful duty
waits for him who answers prayer;
O how blessed is this place,
filled with solace, light, and grace!
2 Here, my God, I come before thee,
come thou also down to me;
where we find thee and adore thee,
there a heav'n on earth must be;
to my heart O enter thou,
let it be thy temple now!
3 Here thy praise is gladly chanted;
here thy seed is duly sown;
let my soul, where it is planted,
bring forth precious sheaves alone,
so that all I hear may be
fruitful unto life in me.
4 Thou my faith increase and quicken;
let me keep thy gift divine;
howsoe'er temptations thicken,
may thy word still o'er me shine
ss my guiding star through life,
as my comfort in all strife.
5 Speak, O God, and I will hear thee;
let thy will be done indeed;
may I undisturbed draw near thee
while thou dost thy people feed;
here of live the fountain flows;
here is balm for all our woes.
| Text information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Open now thy gates of beauty |
| Title: | Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty |
| Author: | Benjamin Schmolck (1732) |
| Translator: | Catherine Winkworth (1863) |
| Publication Date: | 1985 |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.77 |
| Scripture: | Matthew 3:8; Luke 3:8; 1 Samuel 3:10; Psalm 118:19 |
| Topic: | Morning; God | Guide; Zion; Adoration and Praise; Beauty; Beginning of Worship; Peace | Inner; Hymns with Descants |
| Source: | Thut mir auf die schöne Pforte |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
|---|---|
| Tune name: | UNSER HERRSCHER |
| Composer: | Joachim Neander (1680) |
| Composer (desc.): | John Dykes Bower |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7.77 |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Descant used by permission of Hymns Ancient & Modern, UK |