Glade Jul, Dejlige Jul

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1 Glade jul, dejlige jul,
Engle daler ned i skjul!
Hid de flyver med paradis grønt,
Hvor de ser, hvad for Gud er kønt,
Lønlig iblandt os de gaar.

2 Julefryd, evige fryd,
Hellig sang med himmelsk lyd!
Det er englene, hyrderne så,
Dengang Herren i krybben lå,
Evig er englenes sang.

3 Fred på jord, fryd på jord,
Jesusbarnet blandt os bor!
Engle sjunger om barnet så smukt,
Han har Himmerigs dør oplukt,
Salig er englenes sang.

4 Salig fred, himmelsk fred,
Toner julenat herned!
Engle bringer til store og små
Bud om ham, som i krybben lå;
Fryd dig, hver sjæl, han har frelst!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #13452

Translator: Bernhard Severin Ingemann

Ingemann, Bernhardt Severin, was born at Thor Kildstrup, Island of Falster, May 28, 1789. From 1822 to his death in 1862, he was Professor of the Danish Language and Literature at the Academy of Sorö, Zealand, Denmark. He was a poet of some eminence. His collected works were pub, in 1851, in 34 volumes. Seven of his hymns translated into English are given in Gilbert Tait's Hymns of Denmark, 1868. The only hymn by him in English common use is:— Igjennem Nat og Traengael. Unity and Progress. It is dated 1825, and is given in the Nyt Tillaeg til Evangelisk-christelig. Psalmebog, Copenhagen, 1859, No. 502. In its translated form as "Through the night of doubt and sorrow," by the Rev. S. Baring-Gould, it has become widely known in most Eng… Go to person page >

Author: Joseph Mohr

Joseph Mohr was born into a humble family–his mother was a seamstress and his father, an army musketeer. A choirboy in Salzburg Cathedral as a youth, Mohr studied at Salzburg University and was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church in 1815. Mohr was a priest in various churches near Salzburg, including St. Nicholas Church. He spent his later years in Hintersee and Wagrein. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: Glade jul, dejlige jul
Title: Glade Jul, Dejlige Jul
German Title: Stille nacht, heilige nacht
Author: Joseph Mohr (1816-1818)
Translator: Bernhard Severin Ingemann
Language: Danish
Copyright: Public Domain

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STILLE NACHT

Although he composed nearly one hundred works, Franz Gruber is remembered for only one–the tune of "Silent Night," composed on Christmas Eve, 1818. He scored the tune for tenor and bass soli (sung by Mohr and Gruber on that night) with the final phrase to be repeated in harmony (sung by the villag…

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