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Open the gates for the dear little feet

Author: Julia H. Johnston Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Workers for Jesus Used With Tune: [Open the gates for the dear little feet]
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[Open the gates for the dear little feet]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: George Edward Martin Incipit: 51232 16365 51232 Used With Text: Open the Gates for the Dear Little Feet
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Open the Gates for the Dear Little Feet

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: The Church School Hymnal #263 (1922) Refrain First Line: Coming today, yes, coming today Languages: English Tune Title: [Open the gates for the dear little feet]
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Open the gates for the dear little feet

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: The Primary and Junior Hymnal #100 (1909) Topics: Workers for Jesus Tune Title: [Open the gates for the dear little feet]
Open the gates for the dear little feet

Coming today, yes, coming

Author: Julia H. Johnston Hymnal: The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d146 (1902) First Line: Open the gates for the dear
Coming today, yes, coming

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Julia H. Johnston

1849 - 1919 Author of "Coming today, yes, coming" Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)
Julia H. Johnston

George Edward Martin

b. 1851 Composer of "[Open the gates for the dear little feet]" in The Primary and Junior Hymnal George Edward Martin – Martin left his charge in St. Louis, MO, in 1898. For two years following he was pastor of the Holland Memorial Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and then spent a year and a half in rest and travel. He was installed pastor of the Kirk Street congregational Church in Lowell, Mass., March 3, 1902. He received the degree of D.D. from Wabash College in 1895, and also from Park College, MO. He is the author of “Sermons and Sermon Rhymes,” and “Sunday Songs for Little Children,” and has given much time and study to the writing of hymns and tunes for children. Address, 48 Deer Cove, Lynn, Mass. --Biographical Record of the Class of 1872, Yale College, Volume 3 By Yale university. Class of 1872
George Edward Martin
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