1805–1842
Theodor Wilhelm Oldenburg

Introduction

Born: Sep­tem­ber 27, 1805, Co­pen­ha­gen, Den­mark.

Died: May 26, 1842, Sor­ter­up, Sla­gel­se, Den­mark.

Biography

Theodor was the son of Fred­er­ik ol­den­burg of the Da­nish Su­preme Court.

He be­came a rec­tor to con­gre­ga­tions in Sor­ter­up and Ot­tes­trup, near Sla­gel­se.

He ed­it­ed the ma­ga­zine Dansk Mis­sions­blad, be­gin­ning in 1837. Af­ter his death, his friend P. Chris­tian Kier­ke­gaard ed­it­ed a col­lect­ion of his hymns and po­ems in the book Min­de­blade om Theo­dor Vil­helm Ol­den­burg, 1844.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Din, o Je­sus, din at være
  2. Dybe, stille, stærke, milde
  3. Et suk i gen­nem ver­den går
  4. I Her­rens hus er godt at bo
  5. Stille, hjerte, vær nu stille

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