"Öffnet eure Tore" (Open your gates) is a Christian hymn in German, written by Christoph Bernhard Verspoell for the Feast of the Ascension.
Christoph Bernhard Verspoell was a Catholic priest in Münster during the era of enlightenment, who worked as voice teacher and writer of religious literature.
He wrote the text of popular hymns such as "Fest soll mein Taufbund immer stehn" for baptism and the Christmas carol "Menschen, die ihr wart verloren".
The other two stanzas recognise Jesus as the mighty ruler of the Heavenly Host ("der Engelscharen mächter Herrscher"),[3] and call all nations to join the angels proclaiming him who seemed forsaken on the Cross ("der am Kreuze ganz verlassen hing") but now rules as King of Heaven ("herrscht als Himmelskönig").
[1] Lück's melody, originally in A major,[4] begins with energy and upward motion, and ends with a festive and jubilant repeated Halleluja.