O Heiland Reiss Die Himmel Auf (“The heavens, Savior, open tear”)
German text based on Isaias by Fr. Father Friedrich Spee von Langenfeld, SJ (d. 1635); English translation by Fr. Dominic Popplewell. Tune: “O Heiland Reiss” • 88 88 (LM)
“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” by Charles Wesley Tune: “Cross of Jesus” • 87 87 A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.