HYMNBLOG

Home of Hymn for the Day

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.

Text: Petter Dass Tune: Ansbach 1644 1. High in the heavens the Sun could not face it, Closing its eye to the shame of the cross....

Text: Eyvind Skeie Tune: Harald Herresthal 1. Sing hosanna! Sing for Jesus, King without a royal stead. See him riding on a donkey...

German: Mehr Liebe, Herr, zu dir Norwegian: Mer Kjærlighet til dig Text: Elisabeth Prentiss (1818-1878). William Howard Doane...

Norwegian: Å nåde underfull og stor Swedish: Oändlig nåd mig Herren gav Text: John Newton (1725-1807) Tune: William Walker...

English: How Lovely Shines the Morning Star German: Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern Icelandic: Sjá, morgunstjarnan blikar blí∂...