The Gate Ajar
- Words:
- Mrs. Lydia Baxter
- Music:
- Philip Phillips
Sheet music
- 1There is a gate that stands ajar,And through its portals gleaming,A radiance from the crown afar,The Savior’s love revealing.Yes, in the blood of Christ I seeThe gate that stands ajar for me,For me, for me,(For me, for me,)That stands ajar for me.
- 2That gate ajar stands free for allWho seek through it salvation;The rich and poor, the great and small,Of ev‘ry tribe and nation.Yes, in the blood of Christ I seeThe gate that stands ajar for me,For me, for me,(For me, for me,)That stands ajar for me.
- 3Press onward, then, tho’ foes may frown,While mercy’s gate is open;Accept the cross, and win the crown,Love’s everlasting token.Yes, in the blood of Christ I seeThe gate that stands ajar for me,For me, for me,(For me, for me,)That stands ajar for me.
- 4Be-yond the river’s brink we’ll layThe cross that here is given,And bear the crown of life away,And love Him more in heaven.Yes, in the blood of Christ I seeThe gate that stands ajar for me,For me, for me,(For me, for me,)That stands ajar for me.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1874, the words are in 248 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.