First Line: No longer we'll wander in darkness and night,

No longer we'll wander in darkness and night,
When the beautiful gates unfold ;
We'll walk in that city where God is the light,
When the beautiful gates unfold.

When the beautiful gates unfold, . .
When the beautiful gates unfold ; . .
There happy we'll be, for the Lord we shall see,
When the beautiful gates unfold.

2 My loved ones will wait at the harbour for me,
To welcome me home, where from sin I'll be free,

3 No sickness, no sorrow, no pain as before,
With joy we'll commune with our friends as of yore,

4 A rapture unspeakable then shall be mine,
As there I behold Him so pure and divine,

5 A halo of glory will shadow us o'er,
With joy we will sing on that far-away shore,

6 The burden of life will no longer annoy,
With Christ we will live in perpetual