Eyvind Skeie

Eyvind Skeie is a Norwegian priest and author. Skeie is a trained theologian from the MF Norwegian School of Theology and was ordained in 1974. He was chaplain in Tromsø from 1975 to 1980, then worked for Oslo City Mission from 1980 to 1985, and was chaplain in Oslo Cathedral 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 TONO, 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, co-written with Tore W. Aas. The song has been recorded by, among others, Oslo Gospel Choir and Swedish singer Carola Häggkvist. Together with Sigvald Tveit, Skeie wrote Visst skal våren komme. The song Tenn lys have found its way from the TV series Portveien 2 and into the Norwegian hymn book. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyvind_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)