Where The Gates Swing Outward Never
- Words:
- Charles H. Gabriel
- Music:
- Charles H. Gabriel
Sheet music
- 1Just a few more days to be filled with praise,And to tell the old, old story;Then, when twilight falls, and my Savior calls,I shall go to Him in glory.I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown,Where the gates swing outward never;At His feet I’ll lay ev’ry burden down,And with Jesus live forever.
- 2Just a few more years with their toil and tears,And the journey will be ended;Then I’ll be with Him, where the tide of timeWith eternity is blended.I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown,Where the gates swing outward never;At His feet I’ll lay ev’ry burden down,And with Jesus live forever.
- 3Tho' the hills be steep and the valleys deep,With no flow'rs my way adorning;Tho' the night be lone and my rest a stone,Joy awaits me in the morning.I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown,Where the gates swing outward never;At His feet I’ll lay ev’ry burden down,And with Jesus live forever.
- 4What a joy ’twill be when I wake to seeHim for Whom my heart is burning! nevermore to sigh, nevermore to dieFor that day my heart is yearning.I’ll exchange my cross for a starry crown,Where the gates swing outward never;At His feet I’ll lay ev’ry burden down,And with Jesus live forever.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1920, the words are in 107 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.