[Magdalen] Any Swedish speakers in the house?

[Jay Weigel]

Here is the hymn I'm referencing. It's most definitely NOT "Tochter Sion",
which I know and love, but it's a real rouser. And I know I can put it on
Google Translate, but that generally mangles poetry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSiV0StQU4&list=RDsKZTiliMrIo&index=2


On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 10:52 PM Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:

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> Well, that hymn is a popular Advent Hymn throughout Northern Europe. It's
> in the Lutheran Hymnals
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> -----German hymn tune is Tochter Zion and I have heard it in German on
> Therere are a lot of great Swedish Advent hymns that are becoming more
> universal They are in a lot of hymnals, but ELCA has the most of them.
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> When I was at St James Lutheran we did a Lucia celebration that included a
> lot of Scandinavian favorites. The pastor was Sigurd Andresen and he was
> thrilled. They (he and his wife) were professional NOrwegians, having been
> knighted by the King of Norway.
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