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by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898)

Barnens bön för fäderneslandet
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
O, Gud, bevara vårt fädernesland 
vårt dyra, älskade hem! 
Vår freliga bygd, vår lugna strand, 
o, Gud, beskyda dem! 
Vår moders hydda, vår faders gård, 
vår barndoms vagga, vår ungdoms vård, 
beskärma dem med din hand! 
Bevara vår fosterland! 
Vi äro fattiga barn och små som blommor 
på livets stig, och intet är, som vi här förmå, 
allenast bedja till dig.
O, Gud, som hörer de spädas röst, var du vår stryka, 
var du vår tröst, vårt värn, vårt ljus, vårt dygd! 
Välsigna vår fosterbygd! 

Text Authorship:

  • by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898) [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 Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960), "Barnens bön för fäderneslandet", Rudén no. 117 (1930) [ children's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Leif Møller

This text was added to the website: 2012-06-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 85

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