The Sunset Gate
- Words:
- Alfred Barratt
- Music:
- T. B. Mosley
Sheet music
- 1When the toils of earth are o'er,I shall dwell for evermore,In a land free from fear and hate;I shall see my Savior's face,And in heaven take my place,When I come to the sunset gate.When I come to the sunset gate, (sunset gate,)Where the saved ones in glory wait; (glory wait;)I shall lay my burden down,And receive a golden crown,When I come to the sunset gate.
- 2Tho' my heart is sometimes sad,I've a hope that makes me glad,For the pathway I tread is straight;And I know that I shall beFrom all sin and sorrow free,When I come to the sunset gate.When I come to the sunset gate, (sunset gate,)Where the saved ones in glory wait; (glory wait;)I shall lay my burden down,And receive a golden crown,When I come to the sunset gate.
- 3O, what bliss it will afford,When I see my loving Lord,And rejoice in that glory great;How my heart with joy will thrill,And my soul with rapture fill,When I come to the sunset gate.When I come to the sunset gate, (sunset gate,)Where the saved ones in glory wait; (glory wait;)I shall lay my burden down,And receive a golden crown,When I come to the sunset gate.
- 4There will be no more good-byes,No more sad and weeping eyes,In that land where the saved ones wait;I shall dwell for evermore,On that happy golden shore,When I come to the sunset gate.When I come to the sunset gate, (sunset gate,)Where the saved ones in glory wait; (glory wait;)I shall lay my burden down,And receive a golden crown,When I come to the sunset gate.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 8 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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