"I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve"

Jeg er så glad hver julekveld,
for da ble Jesus født,
da lyste stjernen som en sol,
og engler sang så søtt.

Det lille barn i Betlehem,
han var en konge stor
som kom fra himlens høye slott
ned til vår arme jord.

Nå bor han høyt i himmerik,
han er Guds egen Sønn,
men husker alltis på de små
og hører deres bønn.

Jeg er så glad hver julekveld,
da synger vi hans pris:
da åpner han for alle små
sitt søte paradis.

Da tenner moder alle lys,
så ingen krok er mørk;
hun sier stjernen lyste så
i hele verdens ørk.

Hun sier at den lyser enn
og slukkes aldri ut,
og hvis den skinner på min vei,
da kommer jeg til Gud.

Jeg holder av vår julekveld
og av den herre Krist
og at han elsker meg igjen,
det vet jeg ganske visst.

I received the following in an email. It's from Daniel C Johnson, the great nephew of Professor Peder Andrew Sveeggen, who translated "Jeg er sa glad hver Julekveld" into english in 1931.
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My maternal grandfather's oldest brother is credited with the translation of this song from Norwegian into English.

Professor Peder Andrew Sveeggen (1881-1959) for 37 years was the chair of the English Dept. at Augsburg College, Minneapolis. In addition to English, he taught Shakespeare and homiletics, there.

Professor Sveeggen had taught high school in Decorah, Iowa for a year, and also at Ellsworth College in Iowa Falls, Iowa for a year before he joined the faculty of Augsburg in 1915. Before that, he had taught for four years at the University of MN, where he had rec'd his MA in 1909. He had also attended the Hauge synod Lutheran seminary, in Red Wing, MN, and Jewell College, Jewell, Iowa. (the following needs verification) but he may have attended the Augustana Lutheran Academy in Canton, SD.

He would have attended the Nora Country School, in rural Alcester, SD for 1st through 8th grade. Sveeggen, born, rural Alcester, near Nora, to Andrew Pedersen & Johanna (Sommervold) Sveeggen.
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From:
Daniel C Johnson

I am so glad each Christmas Eve,
The night of Jesus' birth!
Then like the sun the Star shone forth,
And angels sang on earth.

The little Child in Bethlehem,
He was a King indeed!
For He came down from heaven above
To help a world in need.

He dwells again in heaven's realm,
The Son of God today;
And still He loves His little ones
And hears them when they pray.

I am so glad on Christmas Eve!
His praises then I sing;
He opens then for every child
The palace of the King.

When mother trims the Christmas tree
Which fills the room with light,
She tells me of the wondrous Star
That made the dark world bright.

She says the Star is shining still,
And never will grow dim;
And if it shines upon my way,
It leads me up to Him.

And so I love each Christmas Eve
And I love Jesus, too;
And that He loves me every day
I know so well is true.