Vor Jesus kan ei noget Herberg finde

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Vor Jesus kan ei noget Herberg finde

Author: Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt; Translator: Hans Adolf Brorson
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Vor Jesus kan ei noget Herberg finde
I Betlehem, sin egen Fædreby,
Han lader der i ringe Svøb sig binde,
Hvor ellers Faar og Fæ gaar ind i Ly.
En Krybbe er hans første Eie,
Det tørre Græs og Straa hans søde Barneleie.

2 Den Herre har sig Fattigdom tilegnet,
Som alle gode Gaver har i Haand,
Og bliver her glandt arme Synd're regnet,
Indtil han sønderriver Satans Baand.
Nu er her Liv for alle Døde,
Idet Guds egen Søn paa Jorden lod sig føde.

3 Velsignet være Herrens store Naade,
Hans store Magt til evigt Minde sat,
Som vidste paa vor Jammer Bod at raade
I denne underfulde Naades Nat!
Velsignet Mørke uden Lige,
Da Lyset selv brød frem af søde Himmerige!

4 Ak lad, o blide Lys, vor Nat forsvinde,
Oplys du vor formørkede Forstand,
Lær Viljen vor det Gode ret at finde,
Tag Giften bort, som kom af Slangens Tand!
At vi ei skulde Døden smage,
Har du os kjøbt til Arv i Himmelen at tage.

5 Saa vil vi os, trods alle Fiender, fryde;
Gud har os givet det, ham kjærest var,
Og lader alle Naadestrømme flyde;
Hvad er der, som han os ei givet har?
Saa være ham da ogsaa Livet,
Og hvad vi er go har, til evig Offer givet!

Source: Salmebog for Lutherske Kristne i Amerika #144

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Author: Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt

Herrnschmidt, Johann Daniel, was born April 11, 1675, at Bopfingen, in Württemberg, where his father, G. A. Herrnschmidt, was from 1673-1702 diaconus, and 1702-1714 Town preacher. He entered the University of Altdorf in 1696 (M.A. 1698), and in the autumn of 1698 went to Halle. In the spring of 1702 he became assistant to his father, and in July, 1702, Heifer at the Town church. In 1712 he became superintendent, court preacher and consistorialrath at Idstein, and in the same year graduated D.D. at Halle. He was finally, in 1715, appointed Professor of Theology at Halle, and in 1716 also sub-director of the Orphanage and the Padagogium there. He died at Halle, Feb. 5, 1723 (Koch, iv. 349-354, 569, &c). He was one of the best hymnwriters of… Go to person page >

Translator: Hans Adolf Brorson

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First Line:	Vor Jesus kan ei noget Herberg finde
Translator:	Hans Adolf Brorson
Author:	Johann Daniel Herrnschmidt
Language:	Norwegian
Copyright:	Public Domain