Nicolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig Poems

A simple, cheerful, active life on earth,
A cup I’d not exchange for monarch’s chalice,
In noble forebears’ tracks a path since birth,
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Det kimer nu til julefest
det kimer for den høje gæst
som steg til lave hytter ned
med nytårsgaver: fryd og fred!
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Et lidet barn så lysteligt
blev af en jomfru båret,
ej før, ej siden hørtes sligt,
men kun i jubelåret,
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The bright blessed day with joy we see
Rise out of the sea at dawning;
It lightens the sky unceasingly,
Our gain and delight adorning!
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I know of a land
Where hair does not grey, and where time’s rule is banned,
Where sun does not burn, and where wave does not ring,
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God's Word is our great heritage
And shall be ours forever;
To spread its light from age to age
Shall be our chief endeavor.
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