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Analyze: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates

by Cennick, John (1718-1755);Wesley, Charles (1707-1788), tr. none

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1. Lift up your heads, ye might- y gates! Be- hold, the King of glo- ry waits; The King of kings is draw- ing near, The Sa- vior of the world is here; Life and sal- va- tion doth He bring, Where- fore re- joice and glad- ly sing: We praise Thee, Fa- ther, now! Cre- a- tor, wise art Thou!

2. The Lord is just, a Help- er tried, Mer- cy is ev- er at His side, His king- ly crown is ho- li- ness, His scep- ter, pi- ty in dis- tress, The end of all our woe He brings; Where- fore the earth is glad and sings: We praise Thee, Sa- vior, now! Migh- ty in deed art Thou!

3. O blest the land, the ci- ty blest, Where Christ the Ru- ler is con- fessed! O hap- py hearts and hap- py homes To whom this King in tri- umph comes! The cloud- less Sun of joy He is, Who bring- eth pure de- light and bliss. O Com- fort- er di- vine, What bound- less grace is Thine!

4. Fling wide the por- tals of your heart; Make it a tem- ple, set a- part From earth- ly use for heav'ns em- ploy, A- dorned with prayer and love and joy; So shall your Sov- ereign en- ter in, and new and no- bler life be- gin; To Thee, O God, be praise, For Word, and deed, and grace!

5. Re- deem- er, come! I o- pen wide My heart to Thee; here, Lord, a- bide! Let me Thy in- ner pres- ence feel, Thy grace and love in me re- veal. Thy Ho- ly Spi- rit guide us on, Un- til our glo- rious goal be won! E- ter- nal praise and fame We of- fer to Thy Name.

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