Gud signe vårt dyre fedreland
God Bless Our Dear Fatherland

TRANSLATION BY DR. ALF LUNDER KNUDSEN

God, let Thou Thy richest blessing fall on Norway,
the land of our fathers!
Let peace by Thy gift to one and all,
from mountains to bounding waters!
The people Thou guide that they may live,
As Christian sons and daughters.

In Norway Thy light now shines again,
In forests the birds are singing.
Though growth of the seed is not amain,
Yet sprouting isn’t now beginning,
Then bless Thou, O God, both sower and seed,
So a harvest it may be bringing!