Gläns över sjö och strand

Swedish Christmas poem and song

"Gläns över sjö och strand"
Hymn

Occasion	Christmas
Text	by Viktor Rydberg
Language	Swedish
Melody	by Alice Tegnér
Published	1891 (1891) (as a poem) 1893 (1893) (as a song)

"Gläns över sjö och strand" ("Shine Over Lakes and Shores") is the opening line for a poem written by Viktor Rydberg, appearing in the 1891 Vapensmeden (The gunsmith). In the novel, the poem has no title. The title "Betlehems stjärna" ("Bethlehem star") originally appeared in 1893 when Alice Tegnér published music, turning the poem into a song. The title has also been used for later melodies.^[1]^[2]

A popular hymn, it is featured in Den svenska psalmboken (The Swedish hymnal).

References

^ Viktor Rydberg (1912). Vapensmeden [Elektronisk resurs] : (hägringar från reformationstiden). Rydberg, V., Valda skrifter ; 1 (7th ed.). Bonnier.
^ Alice Tegnér (1893). Sjung med oss, mamma! 2, 16 visor. Skoglund.