1848 - 1930 Hymnal Number: 34 Author of "How Marvelous God's Greatness" in Hymns to the Living God Born: February 1, 1848, Grund, Iceland.
Died: May 3, 1930, Stóri-Núpur, Iceland.
Briem attended the Theological Seminary in Reykjavik, was ordained in 1873, and in 1880 became pastor of the Stóri-Núpur parish, where he served for three decades. In 1909, he became vice-bishop of Skálholt. The 1886 Icelandic hymnal has 102 original hymns by Briem, and 39 of his translations.
Lyrics:
Hve dryalegur er Drottinn
(How Marvelous God’s Greatness)
Lord, Let Thy Spirit
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Valdimar Briem