Lina Sandell
Lina Sandell [1] | |
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Born | Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell 3 October 1832 Fröderyd, Sweden |
Died | 27 July 1903 Stockholm, Sweden | (aged 70)
Occupation | Hymnwriter |
Spouse(s) | Carl Oscar Berg, m. 1867 |
Lina Sandell (full name: Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg) (3 October 1832 – 27 July 1903) was a Swedish poet and author of gospel hymns.[2]
Background
The daughter of a
Career
Sandell went on to write over six hundred hymns, including
Sandell's popularity owed much to the performances of Oscar Ahnfelt, who set many of her verses to music. He played his guitar and sang her hymns throughout Scandinavia. Of him she once said, "Ahnfelt has sung my songs into the hearts of the people". The "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind also promoted Sandell's hymns by singing them in concert and financing their publication.[5]
It was in the midst of the
King Karl XV, ruler of the united kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, was petitioned to forbid Ahnfelt’s preaching and singing. The monarch refused until he had had an opportunity to hear the “spiritual troubadour.” Ahnfelt was commanded to appear at the royal palace. Being considerably perturbed in mind as to what he should sing to the king, he besought Lina Sandell to write a hymn for the occasion. She was equal to the task and within a few days the song was ready. With his guitar under his arm and the hymn in his pocket, Ahnfelt repaired to the palace and sang:
Who is it that knocketh upon your heart’s door
In peaceful eve?
Who is it that brings to the wounded and sore
The balm that can heal and relieve?
Your heart is still restless, it findeth no peace
In earth’s pleasures;
Your soul is still yearning, it seeketh release
To rise to the heavenly treasures.The king listened with tears in his eyes. When Ahnfelt had finished, the monarch gripped him by the hand and exclaimed: "You may sing as much as you like in both of my kingdoms!"[5]
Personal life
She was married in 1867 to wholesale merchant and future member of the Swedish Parliament,
Legacy
The train
There is a statue of Sandell at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois.
References
- ^ Twice-Born Hymns by J. Irving Erickson, (Chicago: Covenant Press, 1976) pp. 113-114.
- ^ Scandinavian Hymnody ccel.org. Retrieved: 8 May 2013
- ^ ISBN 0825434289.
- ^ Per Hardling. "Lina Sandell" (PDF). augustanaheritage.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ^ a b c The Story of Our Hymns by Ernest Edwin Ryden (Rock Island, IL: Augustana Book Concern, 1930) pp. 176-180.
- ^ Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions google. com. Retrieved: 8 May 2013
- ^ Karlsson, Karin (2021). "Gemensamma psalmer – i olika böcker: Ett försök till inventering". In Lundberg, Mattias (ed.). Årsbok för svensk gudstjänst liv (in Swedish). Vol. 96. pp. 193–250.
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- Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon (in Swedish). Archivedfrom the original on 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ^ Kjell-Arne Karlsson (28 April 2008). "Många testade nya tåget Itino" (in Swedish). Västerviks tidning. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
Further reading
External links
Images
Articles
- The inspiration is called God
- Lina Sandell and Oscar Ahnfelt
- Lina Sandell at Augustana Heritage
- Lina Sandell in the Pietisten Journal
Swedish and English lyrics
- Lina Sandell at HymnTime
- Carolina Sandell at the Hymnary
- Lina Sandell Berg at the Hymnary
- Lina Sandell at Swedish Wikisource
Discography
- Streaming audio
- Videos
- Day by day on YouTube
- Children of the Heavenly Father on YouTube