1 God so lov’d the world that He gave His own Son,
That lost souls of earth to Him might be won,
He suffered and died there on dark Calvary,
To open the gates of heav’n for me.

Refrain:
For you,
For you,
He opened the gates for you and me,
He died on the cross, O His love was the key,
That opened the gates of heav’n for you and me.

2 My soul is athrill when I think of His love,
That brought Him to earth from heaven above,
He sweat drops of blood there in Gethsemane,
To open the gates for you and me. [Refrain]

3 His love was the key that swung open the gates,
And love in that land my coming awaits,
And there face to face I my Saviour shall see,
Who opened the gates of heav’n for me. [Refrain]