Gates of Righteousness

Open to me the gates of righteousness
I would enter in through them
Give thanks to the Lord who is this gate
Through it the righteous enter in 
The stone the builders rejected
My salvation you have become
I give thanks for what you’ve perfected
This is the Lord’s doing alone. 

Enter in, enter in
The beckoning open gate
At the end of a narrow path
But the way is straight

This is the day the Lord has made
It is marvelous in our eyes
Let us rejoice and be glad in it
It is marvelous in our eyes 
You tore apart the temple veil
Now against the gates of Hell prevail
Our inheritance we will possess
You have opened your gates of righteousness 

You were bound to the horns of the altar
For our sake you willingly died
King of Glory has come in
The righteous lamb that God provides. 
Your righteousness and not our own
Your righteousness and yours alone
Our works are filthy rags unless
They’re sourced by your own righteousness. 

Enter in, enter inThe beckoning open gate
At the end of a narrow pathBut the way is straight
This is the day the Lord has made
It is marvelous in our eyes
Let us rejoice and be glad in it
It is marvelous in our eyes 

Anthony Foster
Summer 2013