Deilig er den himmel blaa,

Lyst det er at se derpaa,

Hvor de gyldne stjerner blinker,

Hvor de smiler, hovor de vinker

Os fra jorden op til sig,

Os fra jorden op til sig.



Det var midt i julenat,

Hver en stierne glimtet matt;

Men med ett der blev at skue

En saa klar paa himlens bue,

Som en liten stjernesol,

Som en liten stjernesol.



Osterlands de vise menn

Fandt dog stjernen der igjen,

Some de skuet i det hoie;

Ti i barnets milde oie

Funklende og klar den sat,

Funklende og klar den sat.





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English Translation:

LOVELY IS THE DARK BLUE SKY





Lovely is the dark blue sky,

Beautiful to ev'ry eye,

Where the golden stars are blinking,

See them smiling, see them winking

Beck'ning us to Heav'n on high,

Beck'ning us to Heav'n on high.



On the earliest Christmas night,

All the stars were shining bright,

When, among them, burst in brilliance

One lone star whose streaming radiance

Far surpassed the sun's own light,

Far surpassed the sun's own light.



Wise men from the East afar,

Led to Jesus by the star,

There adoring Heav'n's elected,

Found within his eyes reflected

God's great Light, and Love, and Pow'r.

God's great Light, and Love, and Pow'r