Herre, Gud Fader, du vor høi'ste Trøst!

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1 Herre, Gud Fader, du vor høi'ste Trøst!
Du er vor glæde og vor Lyst;
Vor Bøn lad komme for dig ind:
O, spar os og forlad os al vor Synd!
MisKunde dig ovr os!

2 Kriste, Guds Søn, vor Vei og sande Lys,
Du Hyrde god til Himlens Hus,
Du alle Kristnes Liv og Raad,
Til Salighed os given, men forsmaad!
Miskunde dig aver os!

3 Herre, Gud Helligaand, i Evighed
Vær hos os, og vor Sjæl bered
At Gud vi søge, Naade faa,
I vore Synder lad os ei forgaa!
Miskunde dig over os!

Source: Salmebog for Lutherske Kristne i Amerika #2

Translator: M. B. 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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M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg #2

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Salmebog for Lutherske Kristne i Amerika #2

Salmebog udgiven af Synoden for den norsk-evang. luth. kirke i Amerika. Rev. ed. #d135

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