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by Walter von Konow (1866 - 1943)

Härliga gåvor
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Härliga gåvor, Herre, du oss giver,
evigt vår tacksamhet till dig förbliver!
Kunskaper delar du sköna och rika,
kärlek oändlig ger du alla lika.

Uti vårt hem du leder första stegen,
följer så med oss upp på visdoms vägen.
Odlar förståndet, höjer över gruset
själen som danats för evighets ljuset.

Livet blir rikt genom vetandets fröjder,
tanken sig svingar mot friare höjder.
Arbetet adlar och skänker oss lycka,
krafter och mod när sorgerna trycka.

Minne av skolan, vackra och ljusa,
vårligt vår ålderdom sen må omsusa!
Härliga gåvor, Herre, du oss giver,
evigt vår tacksamhet till dig förbliver.

Text Authorship:

  • by Walter von Konow (1866 - 1943) [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 Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Härliga gåvor", 1911. [women's chorus a cappella] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

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