Open Wide the Temple Door

Open Wide the Temple Door Open wide the sacred portals, Open wide the Temple door; Let the Saints come in and labor, For the dead on yonder shore. Those who've died without the knowledge Of the gospel's glorious truth, Open wide the sacred portals, Open them to age and youth. Ere the gospel's star had risen, Or its orbit gleamed with light. When redemption's dawn was breaking Through the clouds of errors night. Thousands died nay never knowing God, and what his power can do, Now we come to their redemption, As Christ ransomed, I and you. Oh, ye Saints, seek out your kindred, Gather names from every clime, For this is redemption's era, Yea, this is the promised time When the Temple spires should glitter, And the towers of Zion shine, Ere the great millennial dawning Links eternity with time. Thus as saviors on "Mount Zion," For this is truly what we are. Let us gather at the Temple, Gather there from near and far: Then the dead will shout Hosannas, That their waiting hours are o'er; Then open wide the sacred portals, Open wide the temple door. Logan, Utah Sarah E. Mitton