Our forefathers
July 5, 2023Love Thy Neighbor
July 5, 2023On the death of n. f. s. grundtvig
E’en as the Sibyl in Northland-dawn drew
Forth from the myth-billows gliding,
Told all the past, all the future so true,
Sank with the lands’ last subsiding,–
Prophecies leaving, eternally new,
Still abiding
Thus goes his spirit the Northland before,–
Though, that he sank, we have tiding,–
Visions unfolding like sun-clouds, when o’er
Sea-circled lands they are riding,
Northern lands’ future, till time is no more,
Ever guiding.
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".