"Mitt hjerte alltid vanker" ("My Heart Always Wanders") is an old Scandinavian hymn written by Danish bishop and hymn writer Hans Adolph Brorson, frequently used as a Christmas song.
[1][2] In Denmark, the most popular version of this song is set to the melody composed by Carl Nielsen, with Thomas Laub's correspondence.
[3][4] Carola Häggkvist recorded the song on her 1999 Christmas album Jul i Betlehem using the same version, as has various other Norwegian and Swedish artists.
It spans only one octave and, for the most part, consists of incremental progressive quarter nodes.
Thus, text and music are both simple, calm and reflective of the story of the gospel.