Lina Sandell
Lina Sandell (full name: Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg) (3 October 1832 – 27 July 1903) was a Swedish hymn writer and songwriter, born in Töreboda, Sweden. She was the daughter of a Lutheran minister and grew up in the rectory at Fröderyd parish. At age 12, she experienced a partial paralysis that was considered hopeless by physicians, but she was healed after reading the Bible and praying. After her father drowned in her presence, she wrote more hymns expressing her gratitude and love for God. She wrote over 600 hymns, including "Children of the Heavenly Father" and "Day by day." Sandell was popularized by the performances of Oscar Ahnfelt and Jenny Lind, who sang and financed the publication of her hymns. Sandell was married in 1867 to Oscar Berg and they lived in Stockholm. She died in 1903 due to typhoid fever and was buried at Solna Church. A train in Småland and Halland is named after her and there is also a statue of her at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois.
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