Lina Sandell

Carolina ( Lina ) Vilhelmina Sandell -Berg, nee Sandell ( born October 3, 1832 in Fröderyd in Småland, † July 26, 1903 in Stockholm) was a Swedish poet who became popular especially with their religious songs. Lina Sandell usually signed LS, with her ​​maiden name, (ie without the last name of her husband ), or both in different variations.

Lina Sandell was an editor in the publishing house of her husband (Carl Oscar Berg) in Stockholm. She wrote especially texts for use in Sunday schools. They were, among other things out the Berättelser promote söndagsskolan (1870-1874), Samlade sånger ( 2 volumes, 1882-1885 ), the calendar Korsblomman ( 1865-1902 ) and a lot of translations. From 1889 she was Istvan editor for the magazine Barnens. She wrote a total of more than 1,700 texts, including the lyrics to Tryggare kan ingen vara, Blott en dag and Jag kan icke räkna the alla.

Lina Sandell Berg died in 1903 on the grave stone of the cemetery in Solna are her own words: . " Tryggare kan ingen vara CHANGE Guds lilla barnaskara ".

( Prästgård Fröderyds ) In her birthplace is now a small museum ( Lina Sandell - gården ); in the garden is a statue of Axel Wallenberg, showing Lina Sandell.

The Norwegian record company Kirkelig Kulturverksted was 1998, the album Blott en dag out, on which the singer Carola Maria Häggkvist will sing the songs of Sandell.

  • Hymn writer
  • Author
  • Literature (Swedish)
  • Swede
  • Woman
  • Born in 1832
  • Died in 1903
  • Person of Christianity (Sweden)
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