Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates

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Publication Information:
E. C. Schirmer — 5858 (2004)
  Choral/Organ Score
E. C. Schirmer — 5857 (2004)
  Full Score
E. C. Schirmer — 5857a (2004)
  Set of instrumental parts

Text Information:
Reference: Psalm 24:7, 3–4a, 5–7, 10

Duration: 4:10
Lyrics: Lift up (tóllite) your heads, O ye gates! (portas) And be lifted up, ye everlasting doors! Now let the King of glory come in. Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord? And who may stand in his holy place? Those with clean hands! Those with pure hearts! They shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and a just reward from the God of their salvation. This is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, O ye gates! And be lifted up, ye everlasting doors! Now let the King of glory come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of Hosts! He is the King of glory!
Notes: SATB with a few notes of Soprano and Bass divisi. Organ, brass quartet, and timpani accompaniment (Horns can replace Tpt. II and Tbn. I). Can also be performed with organ accompaniment alone, according to the composer.
Submitted by: Brian Luckner    Added: May 18, 2022