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Text:O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide
Author:Friedrich von Spee, 1591-1635
Translator:Martin L. Seltz, 1909-67
Tune:O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF

32. O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide

Text Information
First Line: O Savior, rend the heavens wide
Title: O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide
Author: Friedrich von Spee, 1591-1635
Translator: Martin L. Seltz, 1909-67 (alt.)
Meter: LM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1982
Topic: Advent
Copyright: © 1969 Concordia Publishing House.
Tune Information
Name: O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF
Meter: LM
Key: C Major
Source: Rheinfelsishes Gesangbuch, Augsburg, 1666
Copyright: Arr. © 1969 Concordia Publishing House.



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