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    "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" (O Saviour, tear open the heavens) is a Christian Advent song. The text was first printed in 1622, attributed to Friedrich...
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    1863/64, is O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf, containing different settings of the stanzas of Friedrich von Spee's "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" (O Saviour...
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    "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by Philipp Nicolai, first published...
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    "O come, O come, Emmanuel". German songs for Advent include "Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen" from the 15th century and "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf"...
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    "O come, O come, Emmanuel" (Latin: "Veni, veni, Emmanuel") is a Christian hymn for Advent, which is also often published in books of Christmas carols...
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    of the field'). The text also forms the basis for the hymn 'O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf'. The traditional English translation of the text is from the...
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    "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" (original: "Nu kom der Heyden heyland", English: "Savior of the nations, come", literally: Now come, Saviour of the heathen)...
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  • songs printed in Würzburg in 1622. Similar to the Advent song "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf", it belongs to a group of anonymous songs from the beginning...
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    Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now come, Savior of the heathens), BWV 62, in Leipzig for the first Sunday...
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    for ever. "Macht hoch die Tür, die Tor macht weit; es kommt der Herr der Herrlichkeit, ein König aller Königreich, ein Heiland aller Welt zugleich, der...
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    zone. Richard Sellmer manufactured the stand-up calendar The little town Die kleine Stadt designed by Elisabeth Lörcher. He presented it at the Messe...
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    (Lk 10:30–34) 6. Die zwei Blinden (Matt 9:27–30) O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf, motet on the Advent song "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" (1959) Psalm 139...
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    Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now come, Savior of the heathens), BWV 61, in Weimar for the first Sunday...
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    O Sapientia (O Wisdom) 18 December: O Adonai 19 December: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse) 20 December: O Clavis David (O Key of David) 21 December: O...
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    aufgedrungen" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" O Antiphons "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" "O How Shall I Receive Thee" "Of the...
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    in Ukrainian churches [uk], the holiday was celebrated on 18–19 December [O.S. 5–6 December] until 2023. From this day, Ukrainians start preparing for...
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    aufgedrungen" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" O Antiphons "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" "O How Shall I Receive Thee" "Of the...
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    Magnificat". The first aria, "Schäme dich, o Seele nicht, deinen Heiland zu bekennen" (Do not be ashamed, o soul, to acknowledge your Savior), is scored...
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  • where Martin Luther translated it into German as "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland," which then he, or possibly Johann Walter, set as a chorale, based on...
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    aufgedrungen" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" O Antiphons "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" "O How Shall I Receive Thee" "Of the...
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    aufgedrungen" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" O Antiphons "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" "O How Shall I Receive Thee" "Of the...
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    9 September 2016. Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell-Scott Bart. C.B., D.S.O., Guide to Abotsford, revised edition by Dr James Corson, Honorary Librarian...
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    of Common Prayer, which begins with the words, "Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people...", but it has become associated with...
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    (tenor): Mein Heiland läßt sich merken Chorale: Ob sichs anließ, als wollt er nicht After the sermon: Recitative (tenor): Es ist die Welt die große Wüstenei...
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    popular works including the Advent song "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf", the Christmas carols "Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel, kommt" and "Zu Bethlehem geboren"...
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  • Conditor alme siderum Macht hoch die Tür Mit Ernst, o Menschenkinder O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf Rorate cæli (as a separate Advent hymn) Venez divin...
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    aufgedrungen" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" O Antiphons "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" "O How Shall I Receive Thee" "Of the...
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    aufgedrungen" "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" O Antiphons "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" "O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf" "O How Shall I Receive Thee" "Of the...
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    ("das Blümlein"). The German text affirms that Mary is a "pure maiden" ("die reine Magd"), emphasizing the doctrine of the Virgin birth of Jesus.[citation...
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  • Katholisches Gesangbuch der deutschsprachigen Schweiz 554) O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf; Little Advent cantata for soprano, three-part mixed choir with...
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