''Psalmebog for Kirke og Hus'' (''Hymnal for Church and Home''), better known as ''Hauges Salmebok'' (''Hauge's Hymnal''), was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

hymnal created by

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 ...

. On October 11, 1873, it was authorized for use in public worship in Norway by congregations that adopted it.''Norsk biografisk leksikon'': Andreas Hauge.
/ref> The hymnal followed a draft version that Hauge had published in 1863. The hymnal was conservative both in its selection of hymns and in its language. It competed with the more popular ''

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 ...

'' and never became particularly widespread. In 1904, 96 of the 965 parishes in Norway were using Hauge's hymnal.Vik, Ivar. 1981. Kirkeliv i Skoger 1885–1940. Spesialavhandling til teologisk embetseksamen. p. 13.
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