Julen har bragt velsignet bud is a popular Danish Christmas hymn, written for children by Bernhard Severin Ingemann in 1839.
Hustory
The song was written shortly before Christmas 1839 at the request of Ingemann's friend J. F. Fenger, pastor in Lynge, "I can't help but ask you for a little Christmas carol or carol for children of the same kind as the morning carols". A few days later, Ingemann sent his song to Lynge Rectory. It was published in Nordisk Tidsskrift for christelig Theologi under the title Børnenes Julesang in 1840.
The musical setting was arranged by C.E.F. Weyse in 1841. It was his choice to reduce the number of stanza from six to three. He had also composed the tunes for Ingemann's morning songs and evening songs.
Lyrics
1. Julen har bragt velsignet bud,
nu glædes gamle og unge.
Hvad englene sang i verden ud,
nu alle små børn skal sjunge.
Grenen fra livets træ står skønt
med lys som fugle på kviste;
det barn, som sig glæder fromt og kønt,
skal aldrig den glæde miste.
2. Glæden er jordens gæst i dag
med Himmel-kongen, den lille.
Du fattige spurv, flyv ned fra tag
med duen til julegilde!
Dans, lille barn, på moders skød!
En dejlig dag er oprunden:
I dag blev vor kære frelser fød
og Paradis-vejen funden.
3. Frelseren selv var barn som vi,
i dag han lå i sin vugge.
Den have, Guds engle flyve i,
vil Jesus for os oplukke.
Himmerigs konge blandt os bor,
han juleglæden os bringer;
han favner hver barnesjæl på jord
og lover os englevinger.11
References
- ^ "Juletræet med sin pynt". hojskolesangbogen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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