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| Short Name: | Selma Lagerström |
| Full Name: | Lagerström, Selma, 1859-1927 |
| Birth Year: | 1859 |
| Death Year: | 1927 |
Sundelius-Lagerström, Selma. (Nysund, Sweden, November 26, 1859-October 5, 1927, Hjo). Swedish Covenant. Daughter of a Church of Sweden clergyman but attracted to pietism. Began writing at an early age. Married Johannes Lagerström, a Bible school teacher, in 1886. From the early 1890s they both were confined to a mental hospital for several years. Wrote many hymns between 1880 and 1893. Published a collection of poems, Blommor i törnhäcken (Flowers in the thorn hedge). Author of "Är du i nöd, har du ej stöd?" (Are you dismayed, lonely, afraid?) and "Jesus, gör mig stilla, stilla" (Savior, in Thy love abiding).
Texts by Selma Lagerström (5) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you dismayed, lonely, afraid | Selma Lagerström (Author) | English | 1 |
| Jesus, comfort and sustain me | Selma Lagerstroem (Author) | 2 | |
| Kristus lever — underbara ord | Selma Sundelius-Lagerström (Author) | Swedish | 2 |
| Savior, in Thy love abide | Selma Lagerström, 1859-1927 (Author) | 2 | |
| Savior, in Thy love abiding | Selma Lagerström (Author) | English | 2 |
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