Frederick Arvid Blom was born on May 21, 1867, near Enköpking, Sweden. He emigrated to America in the 1890s and joined the Salvation Army in Chicago. He attended North Park College and Seminary, served as a minister in the Evangelical Covenant Church. But he strayed from the church and ended up in prison. After be released from prison, Blom underwent a spiritual revival, and became pastor at a Swedish Congregational Church in Pennsylvania. He returned to his native Sweden in 1921 and died there on May 24, 1927.
Sources: Hustad, p. 208
NN, Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/l/o/blom_fa.htm
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Translator: Hipólito Rodríguez
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Display Title: El Las Puertas AbriráFirst Line: ¡Oh qué gran amor divino!Tune Title: [¡Oh qué gran amor divino!]Author: Fred Blom; Hipólito RodríguezDate: 1993
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