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Text:O Zion, open wide thy gates
Author:Jean-Baptiste de Santeüil, 1630-1697
Translator:Edward Caswall, 1814-1878
Tune:EDMONTON

771a. O Zion, open wide thy gates

1 O Zion, open wide thy gates,
let symbols disappear;
a priest and victim, both in one,
the Truth himself, is here.

2 Aware of hidden deity,
the lowly Virgin brings
her newborn babe, with two young doves,
her humble offerings.

3 The agèd Simeon sees at last
his Lord, so long desired,
and Anna welcomes Israel's hope,
with holy rapture fired.

4 But silent knelt the mother blest
of the yet silent Word,
and pondering all things in her heart,
with speechless praise adored.

5 All glory to the Father be,
all glory to the Son,
all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,
while endless ages run.

Text Information
First Line: O Zion, open wide thy gates
Latin Title: Praecursor altus luminis
Author: Jean-Baptiste de Santeüil, 1630-1697
Translator: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 (alt.)
Meter: C.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: The Presentation
Tune Information
Name: EDMONTON
Meter: C.M.
Key: D Major
Source: Harmonia Sacra, London, c1760; Harmonization: Editors of Hymnal 1982



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