The Hymnal 1982 436
Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
- Tune
- truro
- Author(s)
- Georg Weissel, 1590-1635; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
- Composer(s)
- Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Tune Source(s)
- Psalmodia Evangelica, Part II, 1789 (melody)
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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 confessed! 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 heaven's employ, adorned with prayer and love and joy.
4 Redeemer, come! I open wide my heart to thee: here, Lord, abide! Let me thy inner presence feel: thy grace and love in me reveal.
5 So come, my Sovereign; enter in! Let new and nobler life begin; thy Holy Spirit guide us on, until the glorious crown be won.