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Bed att det dagas
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Bed att det dagas by Gustaf Nordqvist — Lyrics
Stig upp på bergen! Säg farväl åt natten,
vars sista sky av morgonstormen jagas,
vars sista is förgås i vikens vatten,
vars sista stjärnas sken allt mer försvagas;
och hälsa dagens ljus, den ädla skatten;
bed, att för land och folk det ock må dagas!
Bed, att det dagas! Än är natt och dimma
från fordom tid utöver månget sinne;
Bed, att de nya tiders morgonstrimma
för oss må gry och ej i moln försvinna;
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About Bed att det dagas
This sacred hymn for SATB voices is set to a Swedish text that calls for the dawn to break over the land and its people. The lyrics paint a picture of fading night, with the last vestiges of darkness and ice giving way to the morning light. It pleads for this new day to arrive, not only for the nation but also for individual minds still shrouded in the mists of the past. The composer Nordqvist crafts a plea for the dawn of a new era, hoping that its light will shine upon leaders and that the memories of night will be left to history, allowing the new day to fully emerge.
