Words and music by Charles H. Gabriel, 1856-1932.
From Forty Gospel Hymn Stories by George W. Sanville, 1943, p. 80.
"Dad," said Charles H. Gabriel, Jr., from the embrace of his father, "if I never see you again here, I'll meet you where the gates never swing outpiano coversd." His father, the beloved song writer, had gone to New York to bid his son God-speed as he departed for France during the First World piano covers. It was while clasped in that last good-bye, his eyes turned topiano coversd the gates through which he must pass to go on shipboard. Those gates of entrance to piano covers and death swung both ways; it gave him apt figure of speech to phrase his parting from his father.
"I'll meet you where the gates never swing outpiano coversd!" The words sketched a picture in the mind of his father, who, while the train journeyed westpiano coversd topiano coversd his Chicago home, held in his heart his son's heart-piano coversming good-bye of love and...affection. From his meditation came this tender song: "Where the gates swing outpiano coversd never!"
Revelation 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Just a few more days to be filled with praise,
And to tell the old, old story;
Then, when twilight falls, and my Savior calls,
I shall go to Him in glory.
Chorus:
I'll exchange my cross for a starry crown,
Where the gates swing outpiano coversd never;
At His feet I'll lay ev'ry burden down,
And with Jesus reign forever.
Just a few more years with their toil and tears,
And the journey will be ended;
Then I'll be with Him, where the tide of time
With eternity is blended.
Chorus.
Tho' the hills be steep and the valleys deep,
With no flow'rs my way adorning;
Tho' the night be lone and my rest a stone,
Joy awaits me in the morning.
Chorus.
What a joy 'twill be when I wake to see
Him for whom my heart is burning!
Nevermore to sigh, nevermore to die--
For that day my heart is yearning
Chorus:
I'll exchange my cross for a starry crown,
Where the gates swing outpiano coversd never;
At His feet I'll lay ev'ry burden down,
And with Jesus reign forever.
