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Text:Open the Gates of Prayer
Author:Fanny J. Crosby
Tune:[Jesus, my Lord, thy voice I hear]
Composer:Chas. H. Gabriel

59. Open the Gates of Prayer

1 Jesus, my Lord, Thy voice I hear
Bidding me now by faith draw near,
Near to the fount so pure within,
Cleansing my soul from every sin.

Refrain:
Jesus, my Lord, I come to Thee;
Open the gate of prayer for me!
I come to Thee, I come to Thee,
Open the gate of prayer for me.

2 Jesus, my trust, this heart is Thine,
Kept by the pow’r of grace divine;
Help me to rise my cares above,
Filled with Thy deep, unbounded love. [Refrain]

3 Jesus, my life, O guide y way
Onward from earth to endless day.
Soon may I reach the heav‘nly shore,
There to abide forevermore. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Jesus, my Lord, thy voice I hear
Title: Open the Gates of Prayer
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Refrain First Line: Jesus, my Lord, I come to thee
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Jesus, my Lord, thy voice I hear]
Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
Notes: Public Domain.



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