Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#286

286. 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 Savior of the world is here.

2 O blest the land, the city blest,
Where Christ the ruler is confest!
O happy hearts and happy homes
To whom this King of triumph comes!

3 Fling wide the portals of your heart;
Make it a temple, set apart
From earthly use for heav'n's employ,
Adorned with prayer and love and joy.

4 So come, my Sov'reign; enter in!
Let new and nobler life begin;
Thy Holy Spirit guide us on,
Until the glorious crown be won.

Text Information

• First Line: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
• Title: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
• Author: George Weissel, 1590-1635
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Meter: LM with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Psalm 24
• Topic: Kingdom/Reign of God; Second Coming; The Liturgical Year: Advent (Sundays and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Harmonizer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: C Major
• Source: Williams' Psalmodia Evangelica, Part II, 1789