Kingo's hymnal, originally titledDend Forordnede Ny Kirke-Psalme-Bog[1] (The Prescribed New Church Hymnal), is ahymnal that was approved by royal decree for use in all churches inDenmark–Norway in 1699.[2][3] The hymnal contains 86 hymns by the bishop of Odense,Thomas Kingo.[4] It also bears Kingo's name on the title page because the selection was made based on a hymnal that Kingo had edited ten years earlier.
In Denmark, Kingo's hymnal has been replaced byDen Danske Salmebiog.
Kingo's hymnal was in use in a large part ofNorway until the 1870s, when it was replaced byLandstads kirkesalmebog (Landstad's Church Hymnal) andAndreas Hauge'sPsalmebog for Kirke og Hus (Hymnal for Church and Home). TheStrong Believers, a conservative Norwegian group, still use Kingo's hymnal.[5]
The hymnal is arranged according to theliturgical year so that suitable hymns are designated for every holiday during the year. The hymnal containscollects,epistles, andgospel readings for each holiday, and it also contains church prayers and other prayers.