Välsigna, Gud, vårt land

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1 Välsigna, Gud vårt land,
Sträck ut din starka hand
Till dess försvar!
I dyster motgångstid,
I nattlig storm och strid
Var du det huld och blid,
Som förr du var!

2 Välsigna, Gud, vårt land,
Di frids och sannings band
Omkring det lust!
Och från vån fosterjord
Fördrif allt våld och mord,
Och gjut där med ditt ord
Din Ande ut!

Source: Lutherförbundets Sångbok #S4

Author: John Sullivan Dwight

John Sullivan Dwight, born, in Boston, May 13, 1813, was a virtuoso in music, and an enthusiastic student of the art and science of tonal harmony. He joined a Harvard musical club known as "The Pierian Sodality" while a student at the University, and after his graduation became a prolific writer on musical subjects. Six years of his life were passed in the "Brook Farm Community." He was best known by his serial magazine, Dwight's Journal of Music, which was continued from 1852 to 1881. His death occurred in 1893. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes, Brown & Butterworth, 1906.… Go to person page >

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First Line: Välsigna, Gud, vårt land
English Title: God bless our native land
Author: John Sullivan Dwight
Language: Swedish
Copyright: Public Domain

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