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The Portals of Pearl

Author: Mary D. James Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: When entering the portals of pearl Refrain First Line: O glorious sight, transcendent delight

[When ent'ring the portals of pearl]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. J. Kirkpatrick Incipit: 55345 67156 46176 Used With Text: The Portals of Pearl

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Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: The Gem of Gems #34 (1881) First Line: When ent'ring the portals of pearl Refrain First Line: O glorious sight! transcendent delight! Languages: English Tune Title: [When ent'ring the portals of pearl]

The Portals of Pearl

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book. #134 (1885) First Line: When ent'ring the portals of pearl Refrain First Line: O glorious sight! transcendent delight Lyrics: 1 When ent’ring the portals of pearl I’ll meet all the lov’d and the blest, And gaze on the city of gold, And see the bright mansions of rest. Chorus: O glorious sight! transcendent delight! The King in His beauty to see; His image to bear, and His glory to share, O, that will be heaven for me, for me, O, that will be heaven for me. 2 Away from these scenes of delight, My eyes I shall hasten to turn To Him who hath ransom’d my soul, To Jesus, the Lamb on the throne. [Chorus] 3 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? No object, below or above, So precious as Jesus to me, So wondrous, so boundless His love! [Chorus] 4 To dwell in His presence on high, His own blessed image to bear,— This, this is the fulness of joy My spirit is longing to share! [Chorus] Topics: Heaven Languages: English Tune Title: [When ent'ring the portals of pearl]

The portals of pearl

Author: Mary D. James Hymnal: Gospel Praise Book, enlarged ed. #d140 (1880) First Line: When entering the portals of pearl Refrain First Line: O glorious sight, transcendent delight Languages: English

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Mary D. James

1810 - 1883 Author of "The Portals of Pearl" in Gospel Praise Book. Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She strived to live a life as close to Christ as possible. She died in New York City. John Perry

William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: W. J. Kirkpatrick Composer of "[When ent'ring the portals of pearl]" in Gospel Praise Book. William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman