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Hymnblog is a place to learn about and be strengthened in your faith by reading about and hearing the great hymns of the Christian faith.

The image above is of Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1636-1716) the first known Norwegian woman hymn writer.

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Jan 313 min

HYMN FOR EPIPHANY 5 By gentle powers lovingly Surrounded/Von guten Mächten wunderbar geborgen/ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Text: Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945). Tune: Siegfried Fietz (1946-) The text and music can be found here: https://youtu.be/aN7dGz6NH5M...

Jan 254 min

HYMN FOR EPHIPHANY 4 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

German: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott Danish: Vor Gud han er så fast en borg Norwegian: Vår Gud han er så fast en borg Swedish: Vår Gud...

Jan 193 min

HYMN FOR EPIPHANY 3 Jonah and the Whale/When Jonah Heard the Lord was Calling

Text and tune: Jonah and the Whale African American Spiritual Text: Gracia Grindal Tune: Iteke Prins When Jonah heard a voice was...

Jan 103 min

HYMN FOR EPIPHANY 2 We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Text: African American Spiritual Anonymous Tune: Anonymous We are (we are)Climbing (climbing) Jacob's ladder We are (we are)Climbing...

Jan 44 min

HYMN FOR EPIPHANY Bright and Glorious is the Sky/Deilig er den Himmel Blå

Text: Nicolai Frederik Severen Grundtvig (1783-1872) Tune: Jacob Gerhard Meidell (1778-1857 1. Bright and glorious is the sky, With the...