Nu solen gaar ned

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Nu solen gaar ned

Author: M. B. Landstad; Author: S. O. Bruun
Tune: [O land of our King]
Published in 8 hymnals

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1 Nu Solen gaar ned,
Og Aftenen breder paa Jorden sin Fred,
Smaafuglene flyve til Rederne hen,
Og Blomsten har lukket sit Øie igjen,
Saa lukke mit Hjerte med Laage i Løn
En gudelig Bøn!
En gudelig Bøn!

2 Hav Tak for idag,
Gud Fader i Himlen, som fremmed min Sag!
Du har mig omhegnet, alt Ondt fra mig vendt,
Mit Arbeid velsignet, mig Lykke tilsendt,
Saa mildelig Timerne for mig henrandt,
Tak ske dig saa sandt!
Tak ske dig saa sandt!

3 Forlad mig, min Gud,
Hvad jeg haver syndet imod dine Bud!
Du prøver mit Hjerte og kjender mit Pund,
Du hørte hvert Ord, der gik ud af min Mund;
Lad være, hvad deri var syndigt og slemt,
Tilgivet og glemt!
Tilgivet og glemt!

4 Jeg veed, du det gjør,
Jeg slukker mit Lys og tillukker min Dør,
Og søger mit Leie og lægger mig ned,
Gud lade mig sødelig sove i Fred!
Dig, Jesus, befaler jeg trøstig i Haand
Mit Legem og Aand!
Mit Legem og Aand!

Source: Salmebog for Lutherske Kristne i Amerika #615

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Author: M. B. Landstad

Magnus Brostrup Landstad (born 7 October 1802 in Måsøy, Norway and died 8 October 1880 in Kristiania) was a Norwegian minister, psalmist and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853. This work was criticized for unscientific methods, but today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of the traditional ballads. Landstad lived with his father Hans Landstad (1771–1838) who was also a minister, first in 1806 to Øksnes, to Vinje in 1811 and to Seljord in 1819. He took a theological degree (cand. theol) in 1827, and worked after that as the resident chaplain in Gausdal for six years. After that he worked in different parishes in Telemark, Østfold befo… Go to person page >