The phrase "the gates of hell" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the gates of hell
...Forbid an early rise,
To Him who breaks the gates of hell,
And opens paradise....
Forbid an early rise,
To Him who breaks the gates of hell,
And opens paradise.
...And envy rage in vain.
What tho’ the gates of hell withstood,
Yet must this building rise;...
And envy rage in vain.
What tho’ the gates of hell withstood,
Yet must this building rise;
...Unmoved amid the fiercest shock.
Ne’er shall the gates of hell prevail,
O’er those who in the Lord abide,...
Unmoved amid the fiercest shock.
Ne’er shall the gates of hell prevail,
O’er those who in the Lord abide,
...That hand, which Heav’n and earth sustains,
And bars the gates of hell,
And rivets Satan down in chains,...
That hand, which Heav’n and earth sustains,
And bars the gates of hell,
And rivets Satan down in chains,
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