#291. Story Time with Sarah: Birgitte Katerine Boye

Birgitte Katerine Boye (1742–1824) was a prolific and accomplished Lutheran poet, hymnwriter, and playwright in her native Denmark. In this episode — part Story Time, part Hymn Sing, part ode to Scandinavian Lutheranism — Sarah shares her story with a world that has largely forgotten her.

In and around rabbit trails on Mahler’s Second Symphony, single-stanza festival hymns, and the wonderfully named Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Sarah examines the life and hymnody of this extraordinary Lutheran lady, with a special focus on the three Boye hymn lyrics that have appeared in recent LCMS hymnals: “Rejoice, Rejoice This Happy Morn” (LSB 391), “He Is Arisen! Glorious Word” (LSB 488), and “Holy Spirit, God of Love” (TLH 230).

For further reading, check out the following resources:

• Birgitte K. Boye | Hymnary.org
• He Is Arisen! Glorious Word — The Hymnal Project
• Lutheran Service Book 391. Rejoice, rejoice this happy morn | Hymnary.org
• Lutheran Service Book 488. He is arisen! Glorious Word! | Hymnary.org
• The Lutheran Hymnal 230. Holy Spirit, God of Love | Hymnary.org

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