Härlig är jorden Music: traditional (from Schlesien in Germany), Swedish lyrics by Cecilia Bååth-Holmberg The original lyrics for this song was written by a Danish poet, B.S. Ingemann. It is often sung as a funeral hymn, but is also very well suited to be a general song of praise that can be used in many circumstances. The remarks in Swedish: "Ah" eller pianokomp e.d. "Ah", komp etc. simply means that you can sing this notes on "Ah" (or some other vowel) or play them on piano or some other instrument (the latter would be natural if you have chosen to sing this song not as a capella, but with some type of accompaniement).