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4. OPEN WIDE THE GATES

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​​Author:  Albert Knapp (1798-1864)
Composer:  John Homer Baumgartner, 1956 (1901-1970)

1. Let ev’ry gate be opened wide,
    The King of glory to invite
    With grace and truth abounding!
    He that from sin has turned his face
    Wakened from deathly sleep by grace
    In light is now abiding.
    Hear Him, see Him,
    Fighting glorious and victorious;
    Night is lifted,
    All with light and gladness gifted.

2. Around Him sings the mighty throng
    Which suffered in their fetters long,
    In freedom now rejoicing
    Once they were bound, but now are free;
    Once they were blind, but now they see;
    Once they were dead, now living.
    Gracious, precious,
    ​To the fainting He is granting
    Free salvation
    Without bound or limitation.

3. All who to Christ’s estate belong
    Come now with glad and joyful song,
    His covenant establish!
    Let us His handiwork behold,
    His kingdom help to build and mold;
    His Word will stand forever.
    Go ye! Strive ye,
    To inspire and to hire
    Heirs of heaven!
    Heart and soul to Christ be given.

4. O Thou who did our sorrow bear,
    When shall there be enough of prayer
    And praise in this world sounding?
    When shall the nations, Thee, Lord, know,
    And to Thy holy temple go,
    With grace and love abounding?
    To Thee humbly
​    All may enter; In Thee center
    Hope forever;
    May we leave Thy service never!

5. Lord, here do we await Thine hour,
    The time so full of love and pow’r
    When all shall reach fruition;
    ​The desert blooms as paradise.
    In bitter springs sweet waters rise
    When Thy Word fills its mission.
    Lord, Thou say’st now:
    “Storm, be going! Light, be glowing!
    Flee, dark sadness!
    ​Zion, grow thou strong in gladness!”

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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements