When comes the morning?
July 5, 2023The Tree
July 5, 2023To missionary skrefsrud in santalistan
I honor you, who, though refused, affronted,
Have heard the voice, and victory have won;
I honor you, who still by malice hunted,
Show miracles of faith and power done.
I honor you, God-thirsting soul so driven,
‘Mid scorn and need the spirit’s war to wage;
I honor you, by Gudbrand’s valley given,
And of her sons the foremost in this age.
I do not share your faith, your daring dreaming;
This parts us not, the spirit’s paths are broad.
For, all things great and noble round us streaming,
I worship them, because I worship God.
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".