Hymnwriter
Most noted for his hymns, Hovden is the author of over 250 hymns. He debuted in the mid-1890s with a couple of poetry collections, however, it was in 1897 with his third collection, Tungalda that he received popular acclaim in wider circles. His breakthrough came in 1901 with the poetry cycle Bonden (The Farmer). Nynorsk salmebok from 1928 of which he was co-editor contained 128 of his hymns. He was also on the revision board for Landstads kirkesalmebog. Norsk Salmebok contains 23 original hymns by Anders Hovden and 16 translations from nynorsk, one of these being the national hymn "Fagert er landet" ("Fair is the country").
He received government stipend (Statens kunstnerlønn) from 1931 onwards
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