The Open Gate

There is a gate that stands ajar, And through its portals gleaming

Author: Lydia Baxter
Tune: [There is a gate that stands ajar] (Vail)
Published in 204 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 There is a gate that stands ajar,
And through its portals gleaming
A radiance from the cross afar,
The Savior’s love revealing.

Refrain:
O depth of mercy, can it be
That gate was left ajar for me?
For me, for me?
Was left ajar for me?

2 That gate ajar stands free for all
Who seek through it salvation;
The rich and poor, the great and small,
Of every tribe and nation. [Refrain]

3 Press onward, then, though foes may frown,
While mercy’s gate is open;
Accept the cross, and win the crown,
Love’s ever lasting token. [Refrain]

4 Beyond the river’s brink we’ll lay
The cross that here is given,
And bear the crown of life away,
And love Him more in heaven. [Refrain]



Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #259

Author: Lydia Baxter

Baxter, Lydia, an American Baptist, was b. at Petersburg, N. York, Sep. 2, 1800, married to Mr. Baxter, and d. in N. Y. June 22, 1874. In addition to her Gems by the Wayside, 1855, Mrs. Baxter contributed many hymns to collections for Sunday Schools, and Evangelistic Services. Of these, the following are the best known:— 1. Cast thy net again, my brother. Patient toil. Given in the Royal Diadem, N. Y., 1873. 2. Go, work in my vineyard. Duty. Also given in the Royal Diadem, 1873, and Mr. Sankey's S. & Solos, No. 4. 3. I'm kneeling, Lord, at mercy's gate. Lent. In Coronation Hymns, &c, N. Y., 1879. 4. I'm weary, I'm fainting, my day's work is done. Longing for rest. Royal Diadem. 1873. 5. In the fadeless s… Go to person page >

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The Cyber Hymnal #1685
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Small Church Music #5983
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Timeless Truths #204
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Poems and Hymns of Dawn #291

Popular Hymns, revised #228

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #661

Praise, a New Song Book #d142

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Prayer and Praise #25

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Precious Hymns #417

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Purest Gems #230

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Redeemer's Praise #124f

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Rose of Sharon Hymns #297

Sacred Melodies (Revised) #d296

Sacred Memories for Occasions of Reverence #d95

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Sacred Selections for the Church #533

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Sacred Songs & Solos #2

Sacred Songs and Solos #2

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Salvation Army Music #208

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Salvation Echoes #73f

Select Progressive Spiritual Hymns and Songs #d52

Sing Hosannas (a revised and enlarged ed. of Let Everybody Sing) #d243

Singing Annual for Sabbath Schools 1871 #d41

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Small Church Music #5983

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Song Anchor #16

Song Life for Sunday Schools #d202

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Song Sermons for General Use and Special Services #181

Songs for the Ransomed #163

Songs of Beulah Land, a Revival and Church Songbook #d112

Songs of Comfort #d86

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Songs of Conquest #147

Songs of Faith and Praise #336

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Songs of Free Grace #46

Songs of Full Salvation #d187

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Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #194

Songs of Power. Rev. #d206

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Songs of Praise #334

Songs of Praises #d80

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Songs of Redeeming Love #156

Songs Of The Church #558

Songs of Zion #199

Sought-Out Songs for Christian Workers #d145

Sought-Out Songs for Christian Workers #d148

Soul Stirring Songs #d112

Soul Stirring Songs #d134

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Soul Stirring Songs #120

Spiritual hymns of worship #d448

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Spiritual Songs for Gospel Meetings and the Sunday School #109e

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Sunday School Book #161

Sweetest Praises #d232

Telegrams #d111

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The Bread of Life Songs #d132

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The Brethren Hymnody #270

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #897

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The Christian Sunday School Hymnal #46

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The Church Hymnal #561

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The Church School Hymnal with Tunes #159

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The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal #126

The Complete Church Hymnal #d278

The Concordia Hymnal #d369

The Concordia Hymnal. Rev. #d369

The Crown #d125

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The Cyber Hymnal #1685

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The Devotional Chimes #18

The Eureka Highway Songs #d110

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The Evangelist No. 3 #29

The Garner #d117

The Gospel Alarm #d163

The Gospel Hymnal #d606

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The Gospel Singer #156d

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The Gospel Temperance Hymnal and Coronation Songs #31

The Guiding Star #d116

The Harmonic Chimes for Revivals, Praise Meetings, Church Worship ... #d172

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The Harp of Glory #23

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #1076

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #616

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The Hymnal and Order of Service #616

The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d578

The Hymnal, a Collection of Gospel Songs and Hymns #d272

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The King of Glory #219

The Luther League Hymn Book #d146

The Majestic Hymnal, number two #290

The Mission Hymnal #d145

The More Perfect Gospel Hymnal, a Revision of the Cross and Resurrection in Song #d250

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The Most Popular Hymns #98

The New Alphabetical Hymnal #d412

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The New Christian Hymnal #408

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The New Jubilee Harp #667

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The New Jubilee Harp #667

The Pilgrim's Hymnal. #d192

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The Primitive Baptist Hymnal #485

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The Royal Fountain No. 4 #36

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The Sacred Hymnal #191

The Select Hymn and Song Book #d306

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1270

The Song Harvest #d169

The Soul Winner. Rev. #d113

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The World Evangel #316

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The Wreath of Gems #77

Three Hundred Country Chapel Songs and Hymns #d216

Tidings of Glory #d167

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Timeless Truths #204

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