Holger Lissner Explained

Holger Lissner (born 15 July 1938^[1] in Rynkeby), is a Danish priest and hymn writer.^[2]

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.^[3]

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

Notes and References

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