With the assistance of Norwegian woodcarvers, the pulpit was created by the same unknown master who crafted the altarpiece. The story goes that he was Dutch. The pulpit was a gift from the merchant Zackarias Gran.
On the pulpit, the acanthus foliage is even more splendid, richer, and fuller than on the altarpiece. Here and there, an angel’s face peeks out from the foliage, and an inscription above the steps compares the priests themselves to angels.
On the post behind the priest stands an hourglass with four cylinders, indicating a quarter-hour, half-hour, three-quarters of an hour, and a full hour. Originally, it was placed on the edge of the pulpit so the congregation could keep track. According to the law, the king had decreed that the priest should not preach for more than an hour. For, as the king said, "In an hour, much wisdom can be conveyed."
The royal monogram above the canopy bears the inscription C 5 for Christian V.