Our forefathers
July 5, 2023Love Thy Neighbor
July 5, 2023Master or slave
Lo, this land that lifts around it
Threatening peaks, while stern seas bound it,
With cold winters, summers bleak,
Curtly smiling, never meek,
‘Tis the giant we must master,
Till he work our will the faster.
He shall carry, though he clamor,
He shall haul and saw and hammer,
Turn to light the tumbling torrent,–
All his din and rage abhorrent
Shall, if we but do our duty,
Win for us a realm of beauty.
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903. He is known for his works that explore the struggles of rural Norwegian life and the clash between tradition and modernity. Some of his notable works include "A Happy Boy", "The Fisher Maiden", and "Beyond Human Might".