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"Bereden väg för Herran"
Hymn
EnglishPrepare the Royal Highway
OccasionAdvent
Written1812 (1812)
Textby Frans Michael Franzén
LanguageSwedish

Bereden väg för Herran or Bered en väg för Herran (Prepare the Royal Highway) is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Frans Michael Franzén in 1812. Britt G. Hallqvist later rewrote the final verse lyrics.[1] Describing Jesus coming into Jerusalem, it is a popular Advent song.

Publications

Recordings

An early recording was done by Engelbrekt's Church Choir on 6 March 1941, and the record was released in November 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Bered en väg för Herran" (in Swedish). Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Bereden väg för herran". Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 18 May 2011.