Kingo was half Scottish - here's what he wrote on his father's gravestone

HANS KINGO,

Barnfød i Schotland i Kril, efter et ærligt Levnet her paa

Jorden i 85 Aar og sit Ægteskab med sin Hustrue

KAREN SØRENS-DAATTER,

47 Aar, salig hensoved 1671 og med 3 sine Børn her begravet.

her huiler jeg i livsens haab

og paa dend over-engels raab

blant orme-sælskab lenter

min himmel-givne siæl i fred

foor op at see guds herlighed

og kroppens samling venter

med æren tiente jeg mit brød

dend kruned baade liv og død

og vaar mit dyre smykke

jeg aatte ikke verdens guld

nv eyer jeg saa megen muld

som denne steen kand trykke

min rigdom vaar et ærligt naun

et ævigt liv i himmel-staun

det har jeg alt i eye

søg læser at du det kand naa

og tænk at døden dig og saa

vil engang slæt udfeye.

Mine Dage ere lættere henfløyne end en Væve-Skytte.

Job. 7. v. 6.

HANS KINGO,

Born in Scotland in Crail, after an honest life here on the

earth for  85 years and his marriage with his wife

KAREN SØRENS-DAATTER,

47 years, blessedly departed in 1671 and buried here

with three of his children.

in hope of life i here now rest

and bide the archangel’s last behest

while worms my flesh still harry

at peace my heaven-given soul

rose to god’s glory once more whole,

for flesh reborn must tarry

with honour did i earn my bread

it crowned me both alive and dead

and was my jewel most treasured

i nothing knew of worldly gold

now all the earth i own all told

this gravestone’s weight has measured

my wealth was in an honest name

a life in heaven’s home the aim

to which i am aspiring

seek reader this to gain alway

recall: to wipe you out one day

death’s constantly conspiring.

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle.

Job Ch. VII, v. 6.