Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark

O dearest Lord, receive from meThe heartfelt thanks I offer Thee,Who through Thy body and Thy bloodHast wrought my soul’s eternal good.Break forth, my soul, in joy and praise;What wealth is mine this day of days!My Jesus dwells within my soul;Let every tongue His grace extol.

Kingo’s historical hymns, that is, his hymns on the stories of the Gospels, usually are not counted among the best. Yet there are many fine hymns among them, such as the annunciation hymn, “There Came a Message from the Sky”; the hymn about the wedding at Cana, “How Blessed Was that Wedding Feast”; and the splendid hymn on the transfiguration of the Lord, “I Lift My Eyes and Spirit Up unto the Hallowed Mountain Top Where Jesus Once Ascended”. Best known among this group of hymns is, however, his great sequence of songs on our Lord’s passion. In these inspired hymns we meet again the Kingo that we know from his spiritual songs, fiery, eloquent, imaginative, seeking to picture every detail and mood of the Savior’s suffering from the garden to the cross. Though it is difficult to choose among hymns so universally fine, the one given below is, at least, fairly representative of the group.

Over Kedron Jesus passesReady for His passion day,While the Prince of Darkness massesAll his legions for the fray.Wily foes with evil heartsBend their bows and point their darts,Aiming at the Savior solely,As the world forsakes Him wholly.David once in great afflictionCrossed the Kedron’s narrow stream,While his foes without restrictionHatched their vile and cunning scheme.Darker far the shadows nowBend about the Savior’s browAs He hastens to His passionFor the sinful world’s salvation.See Him, torn by woe appalling,Kneeling in the garden still,And upon His Father callingThat, if possible, He willTake the bitter cup away.But how meekly He doth pray!What the Father shall Him offer,

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Other translations:

“O day full of grace, which we behold” by C. Doving in “Hymnal for Church and Home.”

“The dawn from on high is on our shore” by S. D. Rodholm in “World of Song”.

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Another translation:

“Ever is a peril near me” by C. Doving in “Hymnal for Church and Home”.

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Another translation: “He that believes and is baptized” by G. T. Rygh in “Hymnal for Church and Home”.