Teach me to know your ways

Sissel - Lær Meg Å Kjenne


Lær meg å kjenne
(Traditional)
Arranger: Jørn Dahl

Lær meg å kjenne dine veie
og gå dem trøstig skritt for skritt
Jeg vet at hva jeg fikk i eie,
er borget godt gods, og alt er ditt.
Men vil din sterke hånd meg lede,
jeg aldri feil på målet ser,
og for hvert håp som dør her nede,
får jeg et håp i himlen mer 


English translation:
Teach me to know your ways
and to walk them trustingly step by step
I know that what I own,
are borrowed goods, and everything is yours.
But if your strong hand guides me,
I will never see the wrong goal,
and for every hope that dies down here,
I will receive a greater hope in heaven.


Norwegian soprano Sissel related a story in concert of how this song was written by a man on a pilgrimage coming home to find his house burned down and his family dead. This song being included on the album "All Good Things" was something of an accident. Sissel and her producer Jørn Dahl were only doing a sound check in the recording studio when Dahl asked Sissel if she knew this song and started playing it on the piano. The resulting song, recorded in one take was so good, they decided to include it on the final album.