Search
#533 from Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Open now thy gates of beauty
Tune
Unser Herrscher
Metric Index
8 7 8 7 7 7
Key & Modality
B♭ Major
Last uses
No previous uses
Poem Words (five verses)
1.
Open now thy gates of beauty,
Zion, let me enter there,
where my soul in joyful duty
waits for God who answers prayer.
Oh, how blessed is this place,
filled with solace, light, and grace!
Zion, let me enter there,
where my soul in joyful duty
waits for God who answers prayer.
Oh, how blessed is this place,
filled with solace, light, and grace!
2.
Gracious God, I come before thee;
come thou also unto me;
where we find thee and adore thee,
there a heav'n on earth must be.
To my heart, oh, enter thou,
let it be thy temple now!
come thou also unto me;
where we find thee and adore thee,
there a heav'n on earth must be.
To my heart, oh, enter thou,
let it be thy temple now!
3.
Here thy praise is gladly chanted,
here thy seed is duly sown;
let my soul, where it is planted,
bring forth precious sheaves alone,
so that all I hear may be
fruitful unto life in me.
here thy seed is duly sown;
let my soul, where it is planted,
bring forth precious sheaves alone,
so that all I hear may be
fruitful unto life in me.
4.
Thou my faith increase and quicken,
let me keep thy gift divine;
howsoe'er temptations thicken,
may thy word still o'er me shine
as my guiding star through life,
as my comfort in all strife.
let me keep thy gift divine;
howsoe'er temptations thicken,
may thy word still o'er me shine
as my guiding star through life,
as my comfort in all strife.
5.
Speak, O God, and I will hear thee,
let thy will be done indeed;
may I undisturbed draw near thee
while thou dost thy people feed.
Here of life the fountain flows;
here is balm for all our woes.
let thy will be done indeed;
may I undisturbed draw near thee
while thou dost thy people feed.
Here of life the fountain flows;
here is balm for all our woes.
Hymn Videos (Click to View)
Open now Thy Gates of BeautyHymn References
Author
Bejamin Schmolck 1672-1737
Composer
Joachim Neander 1650-1680
Original Language
German
Publication Date
2006
Topic
Dedication, Anniversary; Gathering; Word of God
Translator
Catherine Winkworth 1827-1878 (alt.)
Other Hymns By Tune (in Zack's Database)
#180 in The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal) / He is risen, he is risen! (B♭ Major ) [click to view]#182 in Lutheran Book of Worship / Rise, O children of salvation (B♭ Major ) [click to view]
#250 in Lutheran Book of Worship / Open now thy gates of beauty (C Major ) [click to view]
Public Comments
If you have an account on 'theChoirmaster', then you can make comments on certain pages. If your account is verified, your comments will appear immediately. If your account is still provisional, your comments will be held for review. You must be logged in to make comments
You are not logged into an account. Click here to log in. If you don't have an account, Click here
Public Comments
No one has left any comments on this page yet. Why not be the first? if you have a 'theChoirmaster.com' account, log in and be the first to post a comment
2016-2024 code & web-content: Zack von Menchhofen. (Use of code and content can be licensed under a 