Lyrics I Pray for Norway - Solveig Leithaug

I Pray For Norway (English)
Lyrics: Solveig Leithaug Henderson, 1990

On a warm summer night, while walking in downtown Oslo, Ken and I had an open-hearted conversation with a young couple about God. This fueled my already burdened heart for my homeland, to pray for its people to experience the amazing power of knowing the One who made our beautiful land. Tears dripped on the paper as I wrote the first lines to this song, just before the sun rose for a new day in my beloved homeland.

I have seen the midnight sun
A glimpse of reindeer on the run
How a salmon in the river
Fights the fisherman
I've seen the mountains so majestic
Been awed by the wildest waterfall
And my heart is filled with gratitude
To know the One who made it all

I pray for Norway
Dearest Jesus, let Your Light shine over Norway
Let the Sun of Grace fill this place
I pray for Norway
Dearest Jesus, let Your Light shine over Norway
Let the Sun of Grace come and shine over us.

I have seen the deepest fjords
I've sat by campfires on the shores
Where guitar and accordion
Fill the summer nights
I've seen the glaciers glow in sunsets
Making Norway the winter wonderland
But I'd rather have You shine on us
Than the beauty of the Northern lights

Let the Sun of Grace
Melt our hearts so we can know You, Lord
In every little town
Make our hands Your tools to break the fences down
So Your children can together praise You, Lord
You still love Norway,
And pray for Norway.

Daah, daah, daah, etc
Ig ber Norge...