Editing Lofsöngur (section)

==Criticism==
The anthem is notorious for being challenging to sing, due to its large [[vocal range]] of high and low [[vocal register]]s—spanning a [[Interval (music)#Compound intervals|minor fourteenth]].<ref name=Scotsman/><ref name=Hauptmann/><ref>{{cite news|title=Things you never knew about national anthems|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2010/03/04/things_you_never_knew_about_national_anthems.html|date=March 4, 2010|access-date=April 27, 2017|first=Lesley Ciarula|last=Taylor|newspaper=Toronto Star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426201438/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2010/03/04/things_you_never_knew_about_national_anthems.html|archive-date=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Iceland Independence Day: We Worship Our God (Mammon) And Die |last=Erlingsdottir |first=Iris |date=July 18, 2009 |access-date=June 1, 2020 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iceland-independence-day_b_217169 |publisher=Huffpost |archive-date=June 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630073500/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iceland-independence-day_b_217169 |url-status=live }}<!--would prefer a better source, but the minor fourteenth (the only thing cited to this) can be easily verified with listening or sheet music--></ref> "Lofsöngur" has been described as a [[Hymn#Christian hymnody|Christian hymn]] to God with strong religious themes.<ref name=Silk/><ref name=Hauptmann/> Thus, its suitability as the national anthem in Iceland's [[Religion in Iceland|increasingly secular society]] of the present-day has been challenged,<ref name=Scotsman/><ref name=Hauptmann/> notwithstanding the fact that the country still maintains an [[State religion|official religion]] in the form of the [[Church of Iceland]].<ref name=Silk/> Some have suggested replacing it with a non-religious song that is more all-encompassing.<ref name=Silk/><ref name=Hauptmann/>