O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF

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O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF

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Title:	O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Incipit:	13451 32155 67354
Key:	d minor or modal
Copyright:	Public Domain

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O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide

O God, Creation's Secret Force

O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf

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O HEILAND, REISS DIE HIMMEL AUF is a German chorale melody published anonymously in Rheinfelsisches Deutsches Catholisches Gesangbuch (1666 ed.). Psalter Hymnal Revision Committee member Dale Grotenhuis (PHH 4) prepared the harmonization in 1985.

The tune is in Dorian mode and exhibits two main rhythmic patterns within its four lines. Try singing stanzas 1, 3, and 5 in unison. Have stanzas 2 and 4 sung in harmony by antiphonal groups or by the choir. Use strong rhythmic organ or piano accompaniment. Sing with one pulse per bar.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988

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An Organist's Book of Hymns: The Liturgical Year: 3 Part Hymns and Chorale Preludes
Composer/Editor Noel Jones
Published By: Frog Music (2014) pp. 130
Off the Page, Too: More Techniques for Creating Hymn-Based Organ Settings
Composer/Editor Donald Rotermund
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2011) pp. #2-32
The Art of Hymn Playing 2nd edition: 250 Preludes Introductions Free Accompaniments & Alternate Harmonizations
Composer/Editor Charles Callahan
Published By: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. (2006) pp. 92-93
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 34: General: Nun danket - O Jesu
Composer/Editors Richard Hillert; Paul Bouman
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1985) pp. 37
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 2: Advent: N - Z Christmas: A - Carol
Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Friedrich Zipp
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1982) pp. 11

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The Lord's Supper: Flexible Organ Settings of Communion Hymns
Composer/Editor Matthew McConnell
Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2020) pp. 3
Hymn Prelude Library Volume Eight Tunes NO: Lutheran Service Book
Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Jonathan R. Mueller
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2015) pp. 92
Partita on "O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide": For Manuals
Composer/Editor Kenneth T. Kosche
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2011) pp. 3
Oh, That I Had a Thousand Voices: Settings for Organ
Composer/Editor Paul W. Hofreiter
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2008) pp. 38
Six Hymn Improvisations Set 7
Composer/Editor Kevin J. Hildebrand
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2008) pp. 18
Easy Hymn Preludes for Organ Volume 5: Musica Sacra
Composer/Editor Benjamin M. Culli
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2006) pp. 36
Chorale Preludes I: Choralvorspiele fur Orgel 25 Choralvorspiele
Composer/Editor Helmut Walcha
Published By: C. F. Peters Corporation (2002) pp. 3
Augsburg Organ Library Advent
Composer/Editors Norma Aamodt-Nelson; Rolf Schweizer
Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2000) pp. 70, 72
Organ Music for Advent
Composer/Editor Robert Lind
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1993) pp. 15-19
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 34: General: Nun danket - O Jesu
Composer/Editors Richard Hillert; Paul Bouman
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1985) pp. 36
The Concordia Hymn Prelude Series Volume 2: Advent: N - Z Christmas: A - Carol
Composer/Editors Herbert Gotsch; Friedrich Zipp
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1982) pp. 10
Preludes for the Hymns in Worship Supplement Volume I: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany Nos. 701 - 724
Composer/Editor Friedrich Zipp
Published By: Concordia Publishing House (1971) pp. 14
Variations on "O Savior, Throw the heaven Wide"
Composer/Editor Richard T. Gore
Published By: Augsburg Publishing House (1963) pp. 3

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