foten hit (For if anyone sets their foot here) rannsake han sig själv med flit (they shall examine themselves with purpose) att Gud hans själ till kyrkan får. (to God the church receives his soul.) Ty han då väl till kyrkan går. (For then aught to go to church.) När handen din vid gallret rör, (When your hand touches near the gate) så ställ dig Jakobs stege för. (the you stand before Jacob's Ladder.) På den Guds änglars dyra tropp (On it God's Angels, valued troops) steg änglar ned, steg änglar opp. (stepped angels down, stepped angels up.) Så stig ock du en ängel from (So step you also, who are an angel) i tro, i bot, i kristendom (in faith, in repentance, in Christianity) här trappan både opp och ner (on these stairs both up and down) och tänk att Jakobs Gud det ser. (and remember that Jacob's God sees it.) Och när du ned av berget går (And when come down from this mountain) på vilket här Guds boning står, (which is God's dwelling place) låt då din bön, din tro ock hopp (let then your prayers, your faith and hope) till Himlaberget stig opp. (to the Holy Mountain rise up.) Sist bed: att detta tempel må (Final request: that this temple may) i vår och senare tiden stå; (in our and later times stand;) att där och kring hela Nord (that there and around the whole North) må aldrig tryta Herrans ord." (may the Word of the Lord never run out.) See also Katarina Parish List of churches in Stockholm Baroque architecture The Reformation and its influence on church architecture References Lena Karlsson: "Anna Ingrid och Katarina" (2004) External links Katarina parish Virtual tour of Katarina church Churches in Stockholm 1990 fires in Europe Churches completed in 1724 Fires in Sweden Church buildings with domes 18th-century Church of Sweden church buildings 1724 establishments in Sweden Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)