Initially Luther used the folk melody associated with his first stanza as the tune for this hymn. Later he composed this new tune for his text. VOM HIMMEL HOCH was first published in Valentin Schumann's Geistliche Lieder in 1539. Johann S. Bach (PHH 7) used Luther's melody in three places in his wel…
Display Title: Make Wide the Door, Unbar the GateFirst Line: Make wide the door, unbar the gate!Tune Title: VOM HIMMEL HOCHAuthor: Georg Weissel, 1590-1635; Peter Andrew Sveegen, 1881-1959Meter: LMDate: 1994Subject: Advent | ; Jesus Christ | Birth; Jesus Christ | Second Coming