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Text:Throw Open the Gates
Author:L. E. Jones
Tune:[Throw open the gates of the city]
Composer:W. S. Nickle

14. Throw Open the Gates

1 Throw open the gates of the city,
The city of crystal and gold,
That all who accept of the Savior
May enter with joy to the fold.

Refrain:
Throw open the gates of the city,
That its light may shine out on the way;
Throw open the gates of the city,
We are nearing its portals today.

2 Throw open the gates of the city,
The city of joy and of love,
That its light may shine out on the pathway
That leads to bright mansions above. [Refrain]

3 Throw open the gates of the city,
Let it’s glory shine out like a star,
That the millions who know not the Savior
May hasten from near and afar. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Throw open the gates of the city
Title: Throw Open the Gates
Author: L. E. Jones
Refrain First Line: Throw open the gates of the city
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Throw open the gates of the city]
Composer: W. S. Nickle
Notes: Public Domain.



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