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Den Danske Salmebog (The Danish Psalm Book or The Danish Hymnal) is a book of 791 hymns used by the Church of Denmark. It has been published in several editions, the latest issued in 2003. As well as hymns, it contains the Church's Church Order, an altar book, prayers and excerpts from Luther's Small Catechism.
Kingo's hymnal, originally titled Dend Forordnede Ny Kirke-Psalme-Bog [1] (The Prescribed New Church Hymnal), is a hymnal that was approved by royal decree for use in all churches in Denmark–Norway in 1699. [2] [3] The hymnal contains 86 hymns by the bishop of Odense, Thomas Kingo. [4]
In 1569, shortly after the Reformation, Denmark's first hymn book, Thomesens Salmebog, was published with music for the individual hymns. [ 1 ] Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637–1707) was a Danish composer and organist, a highly regarded composer of the Baroque period.
The list is based primarily on carols and hymns mentioned in the Song Book for the Danish Folk High School. [4] Where possible, a carol title is linked to its (Danish) Wikipedia entry, where the carol can be heard. Otherwise, a carol title has been linked to its entry at the Danish Hymn Book Online. [5]
Denmark is one of only two countries in the world—the other being New Zealand—with two official national anthems of equal status. Officially, Kong Christian stod ved højen mast is both a national and a royal anthem; it has equal status with Der er et yndigt land, which is treated as the civil national anthem. [1]
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161 new hymns, of which 24 were from Germany, [5] 133 from Denmark, and two from Norway. Birgitte Cathrine Boye wrote 124 of the 133 new Danish hymns in the volume. The two Norwegian hymns were written by Johan Vibe. [6] [7]: 469 Boye also translated some hymns, so overall 146 hymns, or one-third of those in the volume, can be credited to her. [4]