Beate Heinen: O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf!
"O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf"
Beate Heinen (1993)

(Georg Friedrich Händel, Judas Maccabaeus, Father of Heav'n)
Father of Heav'n! From Thy eternal throne,
Look with an eye of blessing down,
While we prepare with holy rites,
To solemnize the feasts of lights.
And thus our grateful hearts employ;
And in Thy praise
This altar raise,
With carols of triumphant joy.