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.
My loved ones will wait at the harbour for me,
To welcome me home, where from sin I'll be free,
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.
No sickness, no sorrow, no pain as before,
With joy we'll commune with our friends as of yore,
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.
A rapture unspeakable then shall be mine,
As there I behold Him so pure and divine,
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.
A halo of glory will shadow us o'er,
With joy we will sing on that faraway shore,
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.
The burden of life will no longer annoy,
With Christ we will live in perpetual joy.
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.