Thanks Joe, I saw the threads on Go Tell It On the Mountain and Wade in the Water. It seems that even printed versions of these spirituals have a lot of borrowing back and forth.

Here's my version of Twelve Gates to the City which also goes with the midi I sequenced:

TWELVE GATES TO THE CITY

chorus:
Oh, what a beautiful city!
Oh, what a beautiful city!
Oh, what a beautiful city!
Twelve gates to the city, hallelujah!

Three gates in the east,
Three gates in the west,
Three gates in the north,
Three gates in the south
Making it
Twelve gates to the city, hallelujah!

My Lord built that city,
He said it was four square;
He said He wanted you sinners
To meet Him in the air,
'Cause He built
Twelve gates to the city, hallelujah!

from Something to Sing About!
MT