Edvard Evers (12 May 1853 – 22 October 1919) was a

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Lutheran priest and hymnwriter. Edvard Evers is mostly famous for writing the lyrics of the Christmas carole ''

Jul, jul, strålande jul "''Jul, jul, strålande jul''" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Edvard Evers and music composed by Gustaf Nordqvist. It was published in 1921. The song has been subject to many interpretations in Sweden, other Scandinavian countries ...

''. The song was composed by

Gustaf Nordqvist Gustaf Nordqvist (12 February 1886 in Stockholm, Sweden – 28 January 1949 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish composer, church musician and professor. He was organist in Adolf Fredrik church from 1914 and a teacher of harmony at the Royal Con ...

and was first published in 1921. Edvard Evers was born at

Uddevalla Uddevalla (old no, Oddevold) is a town and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. In 2015, it had a population of 34 781. It is located at a bay of the south-eastern part of Skagerrak. The beaches of Uddevalla ar ...

in Västra Götaland,

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. He was the son of Per Emil Evers and Mathilda (Nordström) Evers. Evers studied at

Lund University , motto = Ad utrumque , mottoeng = Prepared for both , established = , type = Public research university , budget = SEK 9 billion Strängnäs Strängnäs is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 15,363 inhabitants in 2020. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, one of t ...

during 1879. Evers subsequently served as a priest in Stockholm where he became curate of

Adolf Fredrik Church Adolf Fredrik Church ( sv, Adolf Fredriks kyrka) is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after Adolf Frederick. It was built in 1768–1774, replacing a wooden chapel from 1674, which was dedicated to Saint Olof. It was opened on 27 Nov ...

(''Adolf Fredriks kyrka'') in 1884. Edvard Evers was appointed vicar at

Norrköping Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...

in Östergötland during 1892. He subsequently worked within the Norrköping school system serving as an inspector of the girl’s high school (1895 to 1906) and was elected chairman of the Norrköping public school board in 1910. Evers died during 1919 in

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, Sweden.

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1853 births 1919 deaths People from Uddevalla Municipality Swedish Lutheran hymnwriters 19th-century Swedish Lutheran priests Lund University alumni 20th-century Swedish Lutheran priests {{Sweden-bio-stub