Son a farmer, was ed­u­cat­ed in Trond­jhem, and was ap­point­ed fam­ily tu­tor to Coun­ci­lor Meinche, ac­com­pa­nying his son to Sor, Den­mark. He re­turned to Trond­jhem short­ly there­af­ter, where he failed his the­o­lo­gi­cal and ho­mi­le­tic ex­ams, and spent three years there teach­ing and preach­ing. He tra­veled to Co­pen­ha­gen in 1767, and af­ter in­tense stu­dy passed his the­ol­o­gy ex­ams. In 1771, he be­came pri­vate sec­re­ta­ry to Bishop Gun­ner­i­us, and was or­dained the next year. He be­came pas­tor at the Kors­kirk­en (Church of the Cross) in Ber­gen, Nor­way, in 1774, and Bi­shop of Ber­gen in 1804. Brun’s works in­clude:

• Evangelical Hymns (Ber­gen, Nor­way: 1786)

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Lyrics

1. Ånd over ånder, kom ned fra det høye
2. De rike byd at de seg ei
3. Du fødes må på ny
4. Hos Gud er idel glede
   • In Heaven All Is Gladness
5. Jesus lever, graven brast
6. Jesus som iblant oss står
7. La denne dag, o Herre Gud
   • Our Lord and God, Oh, Bless This Day
8. La oss bede lysets fader
9. O sal­ig den Guds Ord har hørt
   • How Blest Are They Who Hear God’s Word
10. Til Faderen, o sjel, forglem det ei