Sissel Kyrkjebø - Blott en dag (Day by Day)

Sissel Kyrkjebø performing the Swedish hymn "Blott en dag" at Norwegian Television in 1990. It is a Christian hymn written in 1865 by Lina Sandell several years after she had witnessed the tragic drowning death of her father. In the U.S. it is known as "Day by Day (and with Each Passing Moment)". The hymn of assurance is used in American congregational singing. The hymn's Swedish name is "Blott en dag", its first three words in Swedish. The words mean "just one day" or "just another day". In Sweden and Finland, it is popular at funerals.

Lina Sandell was a prolific Swedish hymn writer. Two of her hymns, "Day by Day" and "Children of the Heavenly Father" are widely known in the U.S. The original and most popular English translation of the hymn is by Andrew L. Skoog, a Swedish immigrant to the U.S. "Day by Day" started appearing in American hymnals in the latter half of the 1920s, and its popularity has increased since then. The hymn's tune was composed in 1872 by Oscar Ahnfelt.

Видео Sissel Kyrkjebø - Blott en dag (Day by Day) канала sisselfan