But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, (Titus 3:4 KJV)
Writer: Frederick A Blom 1867-1927
Musician: Elsie Ahlwen, 1905-
Love divine, so great and wondrous or
He The Pearly Gates Will Open
White-winged Dove by Reinier
Deep and mighty, pure, sublime!
Coming from the heart of Jesus,
Just the same through tests of time.
He the pearly gates will open,
So that I may enter in;
For He purchased my redemption
And forgave me all my sin.
Like a dove when hunted, frightened,,
As a wounded fawn was I;
Brokenhearted, yet He healed me,
He will heed the sinner’s cry.
Refrain
Sunset at Circle B by TommyT
Love divine, so great and wondrous,
All my sins He then forgave!
I will sing His praise forever,
For His blood, His power to save.
Refrain
In life’s eventide, at twilight,
At His door I’ll knock and wait;
By the precious love of Jesus
I shall enter Heaven’s gate.
Refrain
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
(Rev 21:21 KJV)
Also known as: Love Divine
Hymn History of He The Pearly Gates Will Open
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Lee's Birdwatching Adventures Plus 
Found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to catchit out some more later ..
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Interesting project for a bird watcher–to spot the references to birds in hymns. Here are a couple of others.
In the gospel song “In the Garden,” about Mary Magdalene meeting Christ on resurrection morning, we have:
The sound of His voice is so sweet
The birds hush their singing.
And in the children’s hymn, “God Sees the Little Sparrow Fall”:
God sees the little sparrow fall,
It meets His tender view;
If God so loves the little birds,
I know He loves me too.
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Thanks for stopping by. Yes, I did one on “In the Garden“, but not the second one. I know of others, but some are not in the public domain, so I can’t use them. My Birds in Hymn page list the ones I have found so far and some are done. I’m going to come over and check out your site. Sounds interesting. Lee
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