Var hälsad, sköna morgonstund explained

"Var hälsad, sköna morgonstund"
Type:Hymn
Native Name Lang:sv
Occasion:Christmas
Text:by Johan Olof Wallin
Language:Swedish
Based On:"Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"
Melody:by Philipp Nicolai

Var hälsad, sköna morgonstund is an 1819 Christmas hymn with lyrics by Johan Olof Wallin. It is set to a tune composed by Philipp Nicolai.,[1] There is also an English language-version called "All Hail to Thee, O Blessèd Morn!" with lyrics by Ernst W. Olson published in the Augustana Hymnal of 1901.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/non/sv/varhalsa.htm Var hälsad, sköna morgonstund: accessdate: 3 August 2014
  2. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/a/l/l/h/allhailt.htm All Hail to Thee, O Blessèd Morn! accessdate: 1 January 2015