1 No longer we’ll wander
in darkness and night,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
We’ll walk in that city
where God is the light,
When the beautiful gates unfold.

Refrain:
When the beautiful gates unfold.
When the beautiful gates unfold;
There happy we’ll be,
for the Lord we shall see,
When the beautiful gates unfold.

2 My lov'd ones will wait
at the harbour for me,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
To welcome me home,
where from sin I’ll be free,
When the beautiful gates unfold. [Refrain]

3 No sickness, no sorrow,
no pain as before,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
With joy we’ll commune
with our friends, as of yore,
When the beautiful gates unfold. [Refrain]

4 A rapture unspeakable
then shall be mine,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
As there I behold Him
so pure and Divine,
When the beautiful gates unfold. [Refrain]

5 A halo of glory
will shadow us o’er,
When the beautiful gates unfold;
With joy we will sing
on that faraway shore,
When the beautiful gates unfold. [Refrain]