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Det er et Under paa Verdens Ø
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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Det er et Under paa Verdens Ø by Carl Nielsen — Lyrics
Det er et Under paa Verdens Ø:
Det største Træ har det mindste Frø,
det mindste Frø vokser højest op
med Fuglerede og Røst i Top.
Det Træ, som her rager mest i Sky,
det er GudsMennesket jo, det ny,
GudsMennesketFrøet er Troens Ord,
af mindre Frø intet Træ opgror.
Det favre Træ har en herlig Top,
Guds Engle flyver der ned og op,
dem kalder vi Himlens Fuglehær,
thi ingen som de er Navnet værd.
Det favre Træ har en liflig Frugt,
med Druesmag og med Rosens Lugt,
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About Det er et Under paa Verdens Ø
Carl Nielsen composed this Danish hymn for SATB choir. The text explores a powerful metaphor: the smallest seed can grow into the greatest tree. This tree is identified with the divine humanity, its seed being the word of faith. Its branches reach towards heaven, where angels dwell, likened to birds in its top. The song's lyrics then describe the tree's fruit, a heavenly apple with the fragrance of roses and the taste of grapes, which never diminishes. It symbolizes eternal bliss, a fruit that endures storms and is perpetually renewed.
