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" Der er et yndigt land" (Danish: [tɛɐ̯ ˈɛɐ̯ e̝t ˈøntit ˈlænˀ, tɑ-]; lit. ' There Is a Lovely Land ' ) is one of the two national anthems of Denmark —the other being the royal anthem " Kong Christian stod ved højen mast ".
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.
Danish hymnwriters (1 C) Pages in category "Christian hymns in Danish" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
There are also two national anthems for Danish autonomous territory Greenland, "Nunarput, utoqqarsuanngoravit" and "Nuna asiilasooq". "Nunarput, utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Danish: Vort ældgamle land under isblinkens bavn, You Our Ancient Land) is the regional anthem of Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The hymn is a famous Christmas hymn in the Nordic countries. [4] The hymn is available in most native languages of the Nordic countries, including Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish and Faroese, Icelandic, Kven, Northern Sami and Southern Sami. [5] The hymn is traditionally sung during Christmas Eve, however is sometimes sung at funerals in ...
Though not the first Danish hymnwriter, Kingo is considered the first of importance; among 17th-century Danish poets he is generally a leading figure. His hymns are born by a forceful and often Old Testamental wrath and renunciation of the world alternating with Christian meekness and confidence. Both elements are thrown in relief by his ...
Mogens Pedersøn, one of his Danish musicians who had studied in Venice under Giovanni Gabrieli, became one of Denmark's most important composers of church music. His principal work Pratum spirituale was a collection of 21 Danish hymns in five-part settings, a mass in five parts, three Latin motets and
Guldberg's hymnal; Niels Schiørring's 1783 edition containing music to accompany the lyrics Guldberg's hymnal (published as Psalme-Bog eller En Samling af gamle og nye Psalmer 'Hymnal or A Collection of Old and New Hymns') is a hymnal that was created by Bishop Ludvig Harboe and Ove Høegh-Guldberg and was authorized for use in 1778.