Edition of Johan Runius' songs and hymns, with melodies. Runius' songs were intended to be sung, but most of the melodies are lost. He himself provided some of the melodies - other melodies have been sought in contemporary sources. A songbook with the melodies has so far been lacking, we now want to put Runius in his proper context for the first time, and give people interested in music and culture an opportunity to get to know his life and poetry properly, to sing the songs again. Therefore, a biographical overview of his life is provided, as well as an explanatory section on the musical context and the environments in which Runius worked. Illustrations and facsimiles provide the necessary period accuracy. A CD with ten songs accompanies the book.