Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 48 · Women Who Shaped the Hymnal · Page 70 in print
Lina Sandell
Lina Sandell worked as an editor and translator in Stockholm as well as writing hymns.
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The words
Barnens Van
The children’s weekly she published.
Diary
Her surviving record of private reflection.
Esaias Tegner
The poet and bishop who visited her home.
Froderyd
Her childhood parish.
Jonas Sandell
Her father and teacher.
Korsblomman
The Christian calendar she edited.
Lina Sandell
The Swedish hymn writer.
Lund
The university holding her diary.
Oscar Ahnfelt
The singer and composer she worked with.
Oscar Berg
Her husband.
Sionstoner
The songbook containing many of her hymns.
Smaland
The region of that parish.
Solna
The location of her grave.
Stockholm
The city where she worked.
Vaxjo
The bishopric of Tegnér.