Eyvind Skeie (born 5 November 1947) is a

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priest and author.Eyvind Skeie
in

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Skeie is a trained theologian from the

MF Norwegian School of Theology MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society ( no, MF vitenskapelig høyskole for teologi, religion og samfunn), formerly the Free Faculty of Theology ( no, Det teologiske menighetsfakultet) and MF Norwegian School of Theology, is an accr ...

and was ordained in 1974. He was

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from 1975 to 1980, then worked for Oslo City Mission from 1980 to 1985, and was chaplain in

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from 1984 to 1985. He has since worked as a writer, hymn writer and lecturer. Eyvind Skeie has written several children programs for TV, among others '' Portveien 2'', '' Sesam Stasjon'', textbooks, poetry books and stories for children and adults. He has registered about 1,500 songs and hymns in

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, the Norwegian copyright organization, and has also been in the board of different the copyright organizations. In 2007 Skeie published ''316 salmer og sanger'', a book with his own hymns. His most famous song is ''En stjerne skinner i natt'', ('A Star is Shining Tonight'), co-written with Tore W. Aas. The song has beens recorded by, among others,

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and Swedish singer

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. Together with Sigvald Tveit, Skeie wrote ''Visst skal våren komme'' ('Surely Spring Will Come'). The song ''Tenn lys'' ('Ignite', music by Sigvald Tveit) have found its way from the TV series Portveien 2 and into the Norwegian hymn book. In 2007 Eyvind Skeie, together with graphic artist and painter

Terje Grøstad Terje Grøstad (16 December 1925 – 10 July 2011) was a Norwegian painter. graphic artist and illustrator. Biography He was born in Drammen in Buskerud and lived in Flatdal in Telemark from the 1950s. He attended the Norwegian National Academy o ...

and graphic designer Klaus Erik Krogh, published ''Vann av klippen'' ('Water From the Rock'), an illustrated text collection of some 400 prayers and meditations by Skeie. Eyvind Skeie has also had international engagements, particularly related to religion. In a period he had close contact with communities in Azerbaijan and participated in an archaeological excavation. He also traveled with researcher

Thor Heyerdahl Thor Heyerdahl KStJ (; 6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Heyerdahl is notable for his ''Kon-Tiki'' expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000&nb ...

on his travel from

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in the hunt for

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. Through his wife's sister, Skeie is a brother-in-law of former Prime Minister

Kjell Magne Bondevik Kjell Magne Bondevik (; born 3 September 1947) is a Norway, Norwegian Lutheranism, Lutheran Religious minister, minister and Politics of Norway, politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party (Norway), Christian Democratic Party, he serv ...

. The King of Norway honored Eyvind Skeie as Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 2007.

References

External links

Official website
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