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GRUNDTVIG
Nikolaj Frederik
Severin Grundtvig
Born 1783 (Udby), Died
1872 (Copenhagen)
◦ N.F.S. Grundtvig was a Danish
Bishop (Biskop) and Poet (Digter),
as well as an outstanding hymn
writer (Salme Digter), historian
(Historiker), and educator
(Pædagog).
Hymns, Songs and
Poems
◦ Grundtvig’s is well known as the greatest
Scandinavian hymn writer.
◦ His Sang-værk til den danske kirke (1837–
81; “Song Collection for the Danish Church”)
contains new versions of traditional
Christian hymns, as well as numerous
original hymns, many of them well known in
Norwegian, Swedish, German, and English
translations.
The first stanza (Den første strofe):
Der sad en
fisker så Der sad en fisker så tankefuld
og hørte på Herrens tale;
tankefuld så klang i øret ej sølv og guld,
ej sangen i havfru-sale;
på fiskerkvasen vor Herre sad,
og folk i mængde som blomst og blad
de lytted i land til Ordet.