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Holger Lissner (born 15 July 1938 in Rynkeby), is a Danish priest and hymn writer.

Biography

Lissner was a teacher at Løgumkloster Højskole from 1971-1979 and a priest in Sønder Bjert from 1980–2003, before retiring in 2003.

He worked a lot with hymns, both as a hymn writer, and as editor of collections of new hymns and choral works. He also wrote the liturgies for church services, including "Spillemandsmessen", a service with music for Danish folk musicians.

In Denmark, Lissner is known for writing a Christian version of the Lucia song in 1982.

In Norway, he is known for the advent hymn "Nå tenner vi vår adventskrans", which is in the 1985 edition of The Norsk Salmebok.

Works

Holger Lisner has published:

  • Løgumklostesangbogen (Salmer og sange til vor tid), 1974 (editor)
  • Det levende vand (choral work), 1990
  • Gudstjeneste for alle sanser, 1995
  • Du fylder mig med glæde (hymns) 1998
  • Jonas (musical) 1996
  • Livets træ, 1998

Hymns

Holger Lisner is represented by the following original hymns in the 2003 edition of Den Danske Salmebog:

  • 371: Du fylder mig med glæde
  • 414: Den mægtige finder vi ikke
  • 660: Kom, hjælp mig, Herre Jesus
  • 678: Guds fred er glæden i dit sind
  • 698: Kain, hvor er din bror?
  • 786: Nu går solen sin vej

References

  1. "Hør himmelsus i tredie time". information.dk (in Danish). 12 June 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  2. "Nye ord til gamle bønner". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. "En evangelisk udgave af lucia-sangen" [An evangelical version of the Lucia song] (in Danish). kristeligt-dagblad.dk. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2019.


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