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)
Instantis Adventum Dei (“The coming of our God”)
Translation: Fr. Charles Coffin Tune: “Seán 8M” • 66 86 (SM) A “text only version” is included at page bottom, providing melodic flexibility.
Corde Natus Ex Parentis (“Of the Father’s love begotten”) Aurelius Prudentius, Christian Poet
Translation: Cento by the editors Tune: “Divinum Mysterium” • 87 87 87 R