O Jesus, kom nu til os ind

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O Jesus, kom nu til os ind

Translator: Landstad
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 O Jesus, kom nu til os ind
Og som en Sol for os oprind,
At dine Sandheds Straaler maa
Os dybest ind i Hjertet naa!

2 Væk al den døde Kristenhed
Af søvne op og Sikkerhed,
Og herliggjør dit store Navn
I Verden vidt til Syndres Gavn!

3 Lad det velsignede Guds Ord
Snart lyde rundt den hele Jord,
At Jøde, Tyrk og Hedning maa
Det rette Syn paa Sandhed faa!

4 Luk Døren op til Hjertets Hus,
At i det Mørke, paa det Grus
Maa falde Straaler af den Sol,
Som lyser fra din Naadestol!

5 Udrust de Bud, du sende vil,
Med Visdoms Aand og Troes Ild,
Og lad din Naade skinne ned
Paa dem og deres Taare-Sæd!

6 Og takket være du, som god
Ei uden Vidnesbyrd dig lod,
Men har gjort vel og Ordets Magt
Alt vidt og bredt for Dagen lagt!

7 Saa skride vi til Gjerning vor,
Guds hellig' Aasyn med os gaar.
Bevare Gud vor Indgang hid
Og Udgang indtil evig Tid!

Source: Salmebog for Lutherske Kristne i Amerika #717

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Translator: Landstad

Magnus Brostrup Landstad (born 7 October 1802 in Måsøy, Norway and died 8 October 1880 in Kristiania) was a Norwegian minister, psalmist and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853. This work was criticized for unscientific methods, but today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of the traditional ballads. Landstad lived with his father Hans Landstad (1771–1838) who was also a minister, first in 1806 to Øksnes, to Vinje in 1811 and to Seljord in 1819. He took a theological degree (cand. theol) in 1827, and worked after that as the resident chaplain in Gausdal for six years. After that he worked in different parishes in Telemark, Østfold befo… Go to person page >

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