Kingo's hymnal, officially titled ''Dend Forordnede Ny Kirke-Psalme-Bog'' (The Prescribed New Church Hymnal), is a hymnal that was approved by royal decree for use in all churches in

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in 1699. The hymnal contains 86 hymns by the bishop of Odense, Thomas Kingo.Tveit, Sigvald. 2003. Singing in Conservative Protestant Congregations: Hymns and Their Performance Practice as a Component of Identity. In: Cornelia Kück & Hermann Kurzke (eds.), ''Kirchenlied und nationale Identität: internationale und interkulturelle Beiträge'', pp. 183–198. Tübingen: Francke, p. 185. It also bears Kingo's name on the title page because the selection was made based on a hymnal that Kingo had edited ten years earlier. Kingo's hymnal was in use in a large part of Norway until the 1870s, when it was replaced by ''

Landstads kirkesalmebog ''Landstads kirkesalmebog'' (Landstad's Church Hymnal), often simply known as ''Landstads salmebok'' (Landstad's Hymnal), was the most important hymnal for the Church of Norway from 1870 to 1926. In 1852, Magnus Brostrup Landstad (1802–1880) st ...

'' (Landstad's Church Hymnal) and

Andreas Hauge Andreas Hauge (12 December 1815 – 13 January 1892) was a Norwegian priest, educator, editor and hymn writer. He also served as a representative in the Norwegian Parliament. Biography He was born in Aker in Akershus, Norway. He was the sole surv ...

's ''

Psalmebog for Kirke og Hus ''Psalmebog for Kirke og Hus'' (''Hymnal for Church and Home''), better known as ''Hauges Salmebok'' (''Hauge's Hymnal''), was a Norwegian hymnal created by Andreas Hauge. On October 11, 1873, it was authorized for use in public worship in Norway ...

'' (Hymnal for Church and Home). The hymnal is arranged according to the

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so that suitable hymns are designated for every holiday during the year. The hymnal contains collects,

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s, and gospel readings for each holiday, and it also contains church prayers and other prayers.

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