I Stood Outside the Gate

I stood outside the gate

Author: Josephine Pollard
Published in 49 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 I stood outside the gate,
A poor way-faring child;
Within my heart there beat
A tempest loud and wild;
A fear oppressed my soul,
That I might be too late;
And, oh, I trembled sore,
And prayed outside the gate.

2 “O Mercy!” loud I cried,
“Now give me rest from sin!”
“I will,” a voice replied,
And Mercy let me in:
She bound my bleeding wounds,
And soothed my heart oppressed,
She washed away my guilt,
And gave me peace and rest.

3 In Mercy’s guise I knew
The Savior long abused,
Who often sought my heart,
And wept when I refused;
Oh, what a blest return
For all my years of sin!
I stood outside the gate,
And Jesus let me in.

Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths)

Author: Josephine Pollard

Josephine Pollard USA 1834-1892. Born at NYC, NY, one of seven children and daughter of an architect, she attended an exclusive girls school, Spingler Institute, and was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She was a founding member of the professional women’s club, Sorosis. She never married. She became an author, poet, and hymnist, writing many children’s books and for children’s magazines, including Harper’s, Scribner’s, and the New York Ledger. She wrote 44 books, mostly religious, for children, but also about history, birds, sports and games, and adventure stories. She also wrote 100+ hymn lyrics as well. She worked as an editor for the Sunday School Times and for the Methodist Book Concern, where she edited… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I stood outside the gate
Title: I Stood Outside the Gate
Author: Josephine Pollard
Meter: 6.6.6.6 D 6.6
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Jesus is calling, is calling
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #3074
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
Timeless Truths #607
  • I_Stood_Outside_the_Gate.pdf (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 49 of 49)
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Book of Praise for the Sunday School #152

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Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #122

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Christian Songs #107

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Echoes from Glory #30

Fruits and Flowers #d58

Glad Tidings #d37

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Glowing Songs #6

Goodly Pearls for the Sunday School #d55

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Gospel Hymns No. 2 #42

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #85

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Gospel Melodies New and Old #23

Hallowed Songs #d162

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Hallowed Songs #108

Harp of Zion #d36

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Our New Hymnal #389

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Our Song Book #93

Our Treasury of Song, for Use in the Emmanuel Baptist Church #d103

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Precious Hymns #126

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Rescue Songs #60

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Sacred Songs & Solos #225

Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d205

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Salvation Army Music #235

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Salvation Army Songs #206

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Select Hymns #474

Song Life for Sunday Schools #d74

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Song Sermons for General Use and Special Services #208

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Songs and Music #237

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Songs of Gladness for the Sabbath School #65

Songs of Salvation. Work songs #d76

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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #367

Sunday School Hymns. New and improved ed. #d32

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The Cyber Hymnal #3074

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The Eclectic Sabbath School Hymn Book #206

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The Emory Hymnal No. 2 #41

The Gospel Hymnal #d281

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The National Baptist Hymnal #641

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The Revival No. 2 #6

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The Salvation Soldiers' Song Book #68

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The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book #638a

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The Tribute of Praise #638

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The Tribute of Praise #632

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Timeless Truths #607

Warrior Songs for the White Cavalry #d41

Warrior Songs for the White Cavalry. 2nd ed. #d105

Warrior Songs for the White Cavalry. 3rd ed. #d127

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Gems of Song #97

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Christ in Song #90

Sacred Songs and Solos #225

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