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At the Gate Called Beautiful

At the beautiful gate of the temple As beggars and maimed we await

Author: Flora L. Best Harris
Tune: [At the '"Beautiful Gate" of the temple]
Published in 4 hymnals


Author: Flora L. Best Harris

Birth: 1850, USA Death: Sep., 1909 Flora Lydia (Best) Harris was the daughter of Dr. David and Elizabeth (Lockart) Best. She was the 1st wife of Rev. Bishop Merriman Colbert Harris. He was a minister in the Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She was a writer and wrote on Japanese themes. In 1891 she translated the 10th century classic 'Tosa Niki' ('Diary or Log of a Journey From Tosa to Kyoto'). Mary Jane Haight-Eckert on Find A Grave web site Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: At the beautiful gate of the temple As beggars and maimed we await
Title: At the Gate Called Beautiful
Author: Flora L. Best Harris
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He cometh, He cometh, salvation revealing
Copyright: Public Domain
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Our Praise in Song #68

Our Praise in Song #68
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Praise in Song #68

Praise in Song #68
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Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 #120

Songs of Joy and Gladness No. 2 #120
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Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #52

Zion's Praises (1st ed.) #52
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