Text: | There is a Gate that Stands Ajar |
Author: | Mrs. Lydia Baxter |
Tune: | GATES AJAR |
Composer: | S. J. Vail |
1 There is a gate stands ajar,
And thro' its portals gleaming,
A radiance from the cross afar,
The Saviour's love revealing,
Chorus:
Oh, dept 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 thro' it salvation;
The rich and poor, the great and small,
Of ev'ry tribe and nation. [Chorus]
3 Press onward, then, tho' foes may frown,
While mercy's gate is open;
Accept the cross and win the crown,
Love's everlasting token. [Chorus]
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. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | There is a gate stands ajar |
Title: | There is a Gate that Stands Ajar |
Author: | Mrs. Lydia Baxter |
Refrain First Line: | Oh, depth of mercy! can it be |
Meter: | 8 7, 8 7. Iambic With Chorus |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1913 |
Topic: | Invitation |
Copyright: | Copyright property of The Biglow & Main Co. |
Notes: | Now Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GATES AJAR |
Composer: | S. J. Vail |
Meter: | 8 7, 8 7. Iambic With Chorus |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Copyright: | Copyright property of The Biglow & Main Co. |
Notes: | Now Pubic Domain |