Heaven standing open | If only once Heaven stands open

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by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Offner Himmel

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

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Steht ein Mal nur dir offen 
Der Himmel, schau hinein, 
Und stärke dran dein Hoffen 
Getrost für jede Pein! 

Brennt noch so tief die Wunde, 
Ist nur ein Fleck gesund: 
Für eine Freudenstunde 
Dank Gott aus Herzensgrund!

Confirmed with Liederbuch von Friedrich Oser, 1842-1874. Mit einem biographischen Verzeichnis der Componisten, Basel: Benno Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875, page 321.

Text Authorship:

by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Offner Himmel", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 347 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Philipp Tietz (1816 - 1878) [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Heaven standing open", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-14
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Word count: 37

Heaven standing open

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

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If only once Heaven stands open
For you, gaze into it,
And by [doing so], confidently strengthen 
Your hopefulness for every sorrow!

May the wound burn ever so deeply,
If only a small portion [of you] is healthful:
For an hour of joy, thank God 
From the bottom of your heart!

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Friedrich Heinrich Oser (1820 - 1891), "Offner Himmel", appears in Liederbuch, in 5. Vermischte Lieder, no. 347
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 51