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STRAIT IS THE GATE TO ALL THAT COME

Scripture Verse

Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7:14

Introduction

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Lina Sandell (1832–1903)

Words: Ka­ro­li­na W. San­dell-Berg, 1859. Trans­lat­ed from Swed­ish to Eng­lish by Au­gus­tus Nel­son (1863–1949).

Music: Or­ton­ville Tho­mas Hast­ings, The Man­hat­tan Col­lect­ion 1837 (🔊 ).

If you know when this trans­la­tion was done, or the orig­in­al Swed­ish title, would you send us an e-mail?

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Thomas Hastings
(1784–1872)

Lyrics

Strait is the gate to all that come,
And nar­row is the way,
Which leads unto the heav’n­ly home,
Where yet is room for thee,
Where yet is room for thee.

In Heav’n, where God His own shall take,
There’s al­so room for thee.
In Je­sus’ name, for Je­sus’ sake,
The gates shall op­ened be,
The gates shall op­ened be.

Where thou­sands stand ar­rayed in white,
Whom God His own de­clared,
There yet is room and life and light,
By grace for thee pre­pared,
By grace for thee pre­pared.

In Je­sus’ heart there’s room, I know,
And in His Heav’n of bliss.
He in His Gos­pel tells me so,
Thanks be to God for this,
Thanks be to God for this.

Now God be praised, that ev­en I
May in that ci­ty dwell,
Where peace shall reign eter­nal­ly,
And all with me be well,
And all with me be well.