Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates

The phrase "Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates”· 2 hymns found
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Defy th’as­saults of hell.
Against th’as­sail­ing foe.

Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates

The doors wide op­en fling;
The doors wide op­en fling;

How Honorable Is the Place

Lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1707
Composer: Dublin Hymnal, 1749
Hymn 1

...Defy th’as­saults of hell.

Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates,

The doors wide op­en fling;...

HymnC

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Defy th’as­saults of hell.

Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates,

The doors wide op­en fling;

How Honorable Is the Place

How Glorious Sion’s Courts Appear

Lyricist: Scottish, 1781
Composer: Dublin, 1749
Hymn 2

...Against th’as­sail­ing foe.

Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates,

The doors wide op­en fling;...

HymnC

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Against th’as­sail­ing foe.

Lift up the ev­er­last­ing gates,

The doors wide op­en fling;

How Glorious Sion’s Courts Appear

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