Lyrics
There is singing at the ancient gates
There's a melody of ceaseless praise
Age to age the sound is only growing stronger
There's a throne beneath the Name of names
There is seated on it One who reigns
And His Kingdom now is here and getting closer
So praise Him like we're there in glory
Here and now He's just as holy
Jesus He's so worthy of it all
He exists in everlasting light
So on Heaven's streets there is no night
Every tear is wiped away we'll know no sorrow
Worship Him with joyful sound
Sing until your voice gives out
No matter where or who's around
Release your worship
Praise Him like we're there in glory
Here and now He's just as holy
Jesus He's so worthy of it all
Bring your song He loves to hear it
Bring Him every prayer-soaked lyric
Jesus He's so worthy of it all
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
Praise Him like we're there in glory
Here and now He's just as holy
Jesus He's so worthy of it all
Bring your song He loves to hear it
Bring Him every prayer-soaked lyric
Jesus He's so worthy of it all
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
The One who was the One who is
The One who is to come
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Meaning & Inspiration
Ancient Gates presents worship as an earthly participation in the unending praise surrounding God’s throne. Its images of ceaseless singing, everlasting light, and sorrow being removed place present praise beside the biblical vision of heaven. Jesus is named as worthy of every song, while holiness remains the reason for worship in any setting rather than only in an ideal moment.
The refrain calls for praise like being there in glory, linking ordinary prayer and song with the reign of the One who transcends time. The repeated declaration of the One who was, the One who is, and the One who is to come closely echoes Revelation’s language about God’s eternal rule. References to a throne, the absence of night, and every tear being wiped away further align the song with Revelation’s picture of the renewed creation. Together, those images make the lyric a sustained invitation to joyful, Christ-centered worship grounded in God’s holiness, kingship, and enduring presence.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 24:7 The psalm calls the ancient gates to open for the King of glory.
- Revelation 4:8 Heavenly worship names the Lord as the One who was, is, and is to come.
- Revelation 21:4, 23-25 The renewed creation has no sorrow or night, and God wipes away every tear.