possibly by Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven (1807 - 1873)
Julemorgen
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Jeg stod en Julemorgen taus og ene og læned Hovedet mod Kirkemuren, mat slog mit Hjerte, blegnet laa Naturen, min Taare brændte paa de kolde Stene, da lig en Aandeskares Hosianna frembruste Orglets Tonehav derinde, og Stormen gik i Kirkegaardens Linde, og, Sneen lyste som et himmelsk Manna. Og Stjernen saa jeg over Huset tindre og gjennem Stormens Flugt og Orglets Tone jeg hørte Menighedens fromme Psalmer. Da sank en stille Lindring i mit Indre et varrligt Vift af Evighedens Palmer og bedende jeg stod for Herrens Throne.
Note: score says "Welhavens seldre Digte."
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Authorship:
- possibly by Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven (1807 - 1873) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frederikke Egeberg (1815 - 1861), "Julemorgen", from 3 Julesange, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-21
Line count: 14
Word count: 88