uplifting hymn with word "happy"

sueannesa · Post by **sueannesa** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:33 pm

help - a very uplifting song containing the word 'happy', 'sun', and 'smile'?????? so here is the rest of the story - when i was married and lived in the bay area of california, my former husband had us attending a church of Christ in pleasanton. there we would often sing a very uplifting and fun song, which included the word 'happy'. i think that the hymn also had words, such has 'smile' and 'sun' - but i could be wrong. now that i am no longer married and attend a church of Christ, but have gone back to being an episcopalian, we sing alot of uplifting songs. this one has a fast beat and alot of fun as i remember it. i just can't find the lyrics or even a title. can you help? thanks, sue ann <

hacksters · Post by **hacksters** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:08 pm

I'm not sure if its what your looking for, but it sounds like the song, "inside the gates".
its a fast beat, uplifting song. I'm not sure of all the words, but if its the song your looking for maybe you'll recognize:

Oh how happy I will be when (my work on earth is done??)
... ....
enter in my joys are yours so just step inside the gates.

... ...
I will look for the words and get back to you

msbubrry · Post by **msbubrry** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:33 am

If Inside The Gates is what your looking for I have all the words. I hope this was what you were looking for.

Inside The Gate

Verse: 1
Oh, how happy I will be when life's journey here is run,
and I look upon his face and I hear him say, well done,
you have fought a faithful fight, and my child, you've kept the faith,
enter now my joys are yours, so just step inside the gate.

Chorus:
Inside the gate, inside the gate, sweet home, no more to cry,
no more to die, a crown of life you've won, you're safe at last,
your sorrows past, a mansion here forevermore, yes, all of this,
I'll hear him say, when I step inside the gate.

Verse: 2
I will look for mother dear, and I'll look for daddy too,
sisters, brothers will be there, heaven's joys with them I'll share,
then I'll hear little David play, meet my Jesus on that day,
heaven's joys for me await when I step inside the gate.