Son of a priest, Land­stad was or­dained in 1827, and serving par­ish­es in Gaus­dal (1828), Kvite­seid (1834), Sel­jord (1839), Fred­riks­hald (1848), Borg­esys­sel (1854), and Sand­eher­red (1859). He re­tired in 1877 and moved to Kris­ti­an­ia (Os­lo). He is prob­ab­ly best re­mem­bered for his work on a hymna­l for the Lu­ther­an Church of Nor­way, Ud­kast til Kirk­e­salm­e­bog, known as Land­stad’s hymn­al (1869). His other works in­clude:

• Norske Folk­e­vi­ser, 1853

• Stulken, p. 368

1. Der Mange Skal Komme fra Øst og fra Vest
   • Full Ma­ny Shall Come
2. I Hus og Hjem, hvor Mand og Viv
   • O Bless­èd Home Where Man and Wife
3. Jeg kom­mer her o söde Gud
   • I Come to Thee, O Bless­èd Lord
4. Jeg staar for Gud, som alt­ing ved
   • Before Thee, God, Who Know­est All
5. Jeg ved mig en Sövn i Je­su Navn
   • I Know of a Sleep in Je­sus’ Name
6. Naar Synderen ret ser sin Vaade
   • When Sin­ners See Their Lost Con­di­tion
   • Når Je­sus kom­mer med sin nåde