Hymn
The Open Gate
There is a gate that stands ajar,
And through its portals gleaming,
A radiance from the cross afar,
The Savior’s love revealing.
Oh, depth of mercy, can it be
That gate was left ajar for me?
For me, for me,--
Was left ajar for me.
That gate ajar stands free for all
Who seek through it salvation;
The rich and poor, the great and small,
Of every tribe and nation.
Press onward then, though foes may frown,
While mercy’s gate is open;
Accept the cross, and win the crown,
Love’s everlasting token.
Beyond the river’s brink we’ll lay
The cross that here is given,
And bear the crown of life away,
And love Him more in heaven.
The Open Gate — Text from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), 1928. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-open-gate
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Open Gate?
The words of The Open Gate were written by Lydia Baxter; the version here was published in 1928. The library also holds Take the Name of Jesus with You, another hymn by Lydia Baxter.
Is The Open Gate public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), published in 1928. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Open Gate?
The Open Gate is in 8.7.8.7 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The name of Jesus, 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus and I Will Sing Of My Redeemer.