The Eastern Gate
Details
| Title | The Eastern Gate |
| Author | mike paramore |
| Duration | 1:42 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=g4CbjLbwTtU |
Description
When I was a teenager, my father taught this song to me out of an old quartet book. He really enjoyed singing it.
The lyrics and tune were composed by Isaiah Martin (1905), and I used the lyrics from the fourth verse on the video. The arrangement begins with the Refrain in the key of C, then modulates to the Key of E to play the verse and final refrain.
v1 I will meet you in the morning, Just inside the Eastern Gate;
Then be ready, faithful pilgrim, Lest with you it be too late.
v2 If you hasten off to glory, Linger near the Eastern Gate,
For I'm coming in the morning; So you'll not have long to wait.
v3 Keep your lamps all trimmed and burning; For the Bridegroom watch and wait;
He'll be with us at the meeting, Just inside the Eastern Gate.
