Rasmus Berthelsen

greenland, poet, composer, guuterput, ilinniarfissuaq

Born Jul 10, 1827

Nuuk, Greenland

Passed Away Jan 04, 1901 Nuuk, Greenland

Lifespan 73 years old

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"Our voices rise together like the northern lights across the snowy quiet of the fjords."

Archival Overview

Greenlandic teacher, poet, editor, and composer of 'Guuterput' (Our God), Greenland's most beloved Christmas hymn.

Biographical Record

Rasmus Storm Josva Berthelsen was a pioneer of Greenlandic literature, education, and choral music who taught at the Godthåb Seminary (Ilinniarfissuaq) for over four decades.

Serving as the first editor and printer of the Greenlandic newspaper 'Atuagagdliutit', Berthelsen composed and published numerous hymns and poems in Kalaallisut.

His timeless Christmas hymn 'Guuterput' (Our God) remains a foundational national musical treasure, sung across Greenlandic communities every Christmas Eve as an emblem of spiritual unity.

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Final Resting Place

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Old Nuuk Cemetery
Nuuk, Greenland

                         GPS: 64.1750, -51.7389                    

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