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M. B. Landstad

1802 - 1880 Person Name: M. B. Landstad, 1802-80 Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Author of "There Many Shall Come from the East" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Magnus Brostrup Landstad (born 7 October 1802 in Måsøy, Norway and died 8 October 1880 in Kristiania) was a Norwegian minister, psalmist and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853. This work was criticized for unscientific methods, but today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of the traditional ballads. Landstad lived with his father Hans Landstad (1771–1838) who was also a minister, first in 1806 to Øksnes, to Vinje in 1811 and to Seljord in 1819. He took a theological degree (cand. theol) in 1827, and worked after that as the resident chaplain in Gausdal for six years. After that he worked in different parishes in Telemark, Østfold before he became minister of Sandar in Vestfold in 1859. He married Wilhelmine Margrete Marie Lassen, in 1828. He is well known for introducing popular, contemporary Norwegian language into the hymns he wrote, contributing significantly to the spirit of Norwegian romantic nationalism which grew in Norway in this period. His greatest single achievement was the Landstad Hymnbook (Kirkepsalmebog), which with later revisions was used in Norwegian (bokmål) parishes from 1869 until 1985. The current official church hymnbook contains a lot of his hymns and his translations of foreign hymns. He was the cousin of Hans Peter Schnitler Krag. The Landstad-institute, which lies in Seljord, is named after him. He was a great grandfather of Magny Landstad, also a famous writer. Publications-- 1852: Norske Folkeviser. 3 vols. Christiania: C. Tönsberg, [1852-]1853. 1869: Kirkesalmebok: efter offentlig Foranstaltning. Kristiania: J. W. Cappelens Forlag, 1871 --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ See also in: Wikipedia

Anonymous

Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Composer of "STOCKHOLM" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Carolina Sandell

1823 - 1903 Person Name: Lina Sandell Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Author of "Om han komme i dag" in Lutherförbundets Sångbok Caroline W. Sandell Berg (b. Froderyd, Sweden, 1832; d. Stockholm, Sweden, 1903), is better known as Lina Sandell, the "Fanny Crosby of Sweden." "Lina" Wilhelmina Sandell Berg was the daughter of a Lutheran pastor to whom she was very close; she wrote hymns partly to cope with the fact that she witnessed his tragic death by drowning. Many of her 650 hymns were used in the revival services of Carl O. Rosenius, and a number of them gained popularity particularly because of the musical settings written by gospel singer Oskar Ahnfelt. Jenny Lind, the famous Swedish soprano, underwrote the cost of publishing a collection of Ahnfelt's music, Andeliga Sänger (1850), which consisted mainly of Berg's hymn texts. Bert Polman

Oscar Ahnfelt

1813 - 1882 Person Name: Oskar Ahnfelt, 1813-1882 Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Composer of "AHNFELT" in Ambassador Hymnal Oscar Ahnfelt (1813 -1882) was a Swedish singer and composer. He wrote the music for many of Lina Sandell’s hymns. A pietist, he raised some concern in the State-church, but his music was apparently so popular, King Karl XV gave him permission to play and sing in both of his kingdoms. Ahnfelt’s music has spread throughout the world; two of his best-known songs are “Children of the Heavenly Father” and “Day by Day.” Laura de Jong

Anders C. Rutström

1721 - 1772 Person Name: Andreas Carl Rutström, 1721-1772 Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Author of "Pray, Tell me, How Cam'st Thou so Easily in" in Hymnal and Order of Service Also Andreas Rutström. Rutström, Anders Carl. (Rutvik, Sweden, November 30, 1721--October 27, 1772). Lutheran. University of Uppsala. Ordained 1745. University of Griefswald, Th.D. 1756. Pastorates at Storkyrkan (cathedral church), Stockholm (assistant curate) 1745-1756; Hedvig Eleanora Church, Stockholm, 1758-1765. Arrested for his Calvinistic and Herrnhut tendencies. Died in prison. Wrote many hymn texts which were published after his death by his friends as Sions Nya Sånger, 1778. This collection was widely used among the pietists for almost a century. Author of "Lammets folk och Sions fränder" (Chosen Seed and Zion's Children) and "Kom huldaste förbarmare" (O Savior, Thou Who for Us Died). --J. Irving Erickson, DNAH Archives

Peer O. Strømme

1856 - 1921 Person Name: P. O. Strømme, 1856-1921 Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Translator of "There Many Shall Come from the East" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary

Albert Lindström

1853 - 1935 Person Name: Albert E. Lindström, 1853-1935 Meter: 11.9.11.9.9 Arranger of "AHNFELT" in Ambassador Hymnal Born: April 24, 1853, Stockholm, Sweden. Died: January 1853, Stockholm, Sweden. Buried: Kyrkogårdsförvaltning, Stockholm, Sweden. Lindström attended the Stockholm Conservatory (1869-76), and played the organ at Blasieholmsgatan Church, Stockholm (1871), and Jacob’s Church (1891). He also conducted Stockholm’s public singing club (1891). http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/l/i/n/lindstrom_ae.htm See also in: Wikipedia