1614–1674

Introduction

Born: 1614, prob­ab­ly in Gröf, Ska­ga­fjör­ður, Ice­land.

Died: Oc­to­ber 27, 1674, Saur­bær, Hval­fjör­ður, Ice­land, of le­pro­sy.

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Biography

Hallgrímur grew up in Hó­lar, where his fa­ther was a bell ring­er, and his cou­sin Guð­bran­dur Þor­láks­son was re­si­dent bi­shop.

As a young man, he tra­veled to Eur­ope, and ev­en­tu­al­ly at­tend­ed the sem­ina­ry at the Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our La­dy) in Co­pen­hag­en.

Seven years af­ter re­turn­ing to Ice­land, Hall­grí­mur was ap­point­ed min­is­ter at Hvals­nes. He showed him­self a skill­ful preach­er. and in 1651, he was re­ass­igned to Saur­bær in Hval­fjör­ður, ser­ving there the rest of his life.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Before the Cock Crew Twice
  2. Behold God’s Gar­den!
  3. Beneath the Cross of Je­sus Kneel­ing
  4. Come, Lord, Thy­self, in All Thy Grace
  5. Come, Lord, Thy­self with Thine Abound­ing Grace
  6. E’er Since Be­neath God’s Open Sky
  7. Forsaken of God on Cal­va­ry
  8. God’s Son Vile Men Were Bind­ing
  9. I Know That My Re­deem­er Lives
  10. Jesus in Geth­se­ma­ne
  11. Jesus, Lord, Re­mem­ber Me
  12. Jesus, the Migh­ty Work Achieved
  13. Jesus, the Son of God, Was Bound
  14. Lo! Now Is the Ac­cept­ed Time!
  15. Lord in­to His Fa­ther’s Hands, The
  16. My Life I Draw, Lord, from Thy Death
  17. Pathway of Thy Pas­sion, The
  18. Sælir Eru Trúaðir
  19. Savior in Geth­se­ma­ne, The
  20. Soldiers Led the Sav­ior out, The
  21. Thou Art, O Christ, the Ev­er­last­ing Son!
  22. Upon the Cross Down Ly­ing
  23. Upon the Cross the Rob­ber Prayed
  24. Whene’er in Act or Word

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