Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates!
by Georg Weissel (1590–1635) · by Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878) · by William Knapp
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 226.
Verse 1
Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates! Behold the King of glory waits; The King of kings is drawing near, The Savior of the world is here.
Verse 2
The Lord is just, a helper tried; Mercy is ever at His side; His kingly crowns is holiness, His scepter, pity in distress.
Verse 3
O blest the land, the city blest, Where Christ the Ruler is confessed! O happy hearts and happy homes To whom this King in triumph comes!
Verse 4
Fling wide the portals of your heart; Make it a temple, set apart From earthly use for heaven’s employ, Adorned with prayer, and love, and joy.
Verse 5
Redeemer, come; I open wide My heart to Thee; here, Lord, abide. Let me Thy inner presence feel, Thy grace and love in me reveal.