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HE HAS MADE ME GLAD

Meter: Irregular Appears in 21 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Leona Von Brethorst Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13555 44455 53113 Used With Text: He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates)
HE HAS MADE ME GLAD

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He Has Made Me Glad

Author: Leona Von Brethorst, b. 1923 Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart Topics: Gathering Used With Tune: [I will enter his gates with thanksgiving]
He Has Made Me Glad

سوف أدخل أبوابك

Appears in 5 hymnals Used With Tune: [سوف أدخل أبوابك]
سوف أدخل أبوابك

Entraré por sus puertas

Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Entraré por sus puertas con cantos de loor Topics: Adoración; Worship; Alegría; Cheer; Apertura del Culto; Opening of Worship; Himnos Matutinos; Morning Hymns Scripture: Psalm 118:24 Used With Tune: I WILL ENTER
Entraré por sus puertas

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I Will Enter His Gates

Hymnal: Songs for Life #9 (1995) First Line: I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart Topics: Meeting with God's People Gathering Scripture: Psalm 100 Languages: English Tune Title: [I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart]
I Will Enter His Gates

He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates)

Author: Leona Von Brethorst Hymnal: The Celebration Hymnal #214 (1997) Meter: Irregular First Line: I will enter His gates Languages: English Tune Title: HE HAS MADE ME GLAD
He Has Made Me Glad (I Will Enter His Gates)

I Will Enter His Gates (He Has Made Me Glad)

Hymnal: This Far By Faith #291 (1999) First Line: I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart Topics: Praise, Thanksgiving; Joy Scripture: Psalm 100:4 Languages: English Tune Title: [I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart]
I Will Enter His Gates (He Has Made Me Glad)

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Leona Von Brethorst

1923 - 2010 Person Name: Leona Von Brethorst, b. 1923 Author of "He Has Made Me Glad" in Sing! A New Creation Leona Pearl (Bruce) Von Brethorst was born in Stinking Creek, Tennessee in 1923 to Leonard and Teresa Owens Bruce. After living in Detroit for a brief period as a young adult during World War II, she moved to Long Beach, California where she met and married Robert Von Brethorst. She was an active member of Bethany Chapel where she wrote poems and songs, organized an outreach that fed the homeless, and made quilts for anyone in need. She died in 2010.
Leona Von Brethorst

Christopher Norton

b. 1953 Arranger of "[I will enter his gates with thanksgiving in my heart]" in Songs for Life
Christopher Norton

Ken Barker

b. 1955 Arranger of "[God has made me glad]" in Chalice Hymnal Ken Barker is an American church musician, arranger, and editor whose work shaped late-20th- and early-21st-century evangelical hymnals. Educated in music (B.M.E., West Texas A&M, 1977; M.M.E., University of North Texas, 1979), he served on church staffs and then in publishing leadership with Word Music and later LifeWay Worship. Barker was an associate/senior editor or project leader for major volumes including The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration (1986), Songs for Praise & Worship (1991), The Celebration Hymnal (1997), and the Baptist Hymnal (2008). In addition to editorial work, he has published numerous choral and keyboard arrangements and remains active in local church ministry and in mentoring worship leaders. J. S. McDuff (from Celebration Ministry Staffing biography of Ken Barker and related professional notices; see also blog.discoverworship.com industry features, retrieved 10/10/2025)
Ken Barker

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